Gypsy Style Guitarists
Further
reading: Boulou and Elios Ferret
Gypsy Style Guitarists
The Manomanouche Trio. (Italy). Email - manomanouche@libero.it
And here are some great pretenders, "Gagios" - non gypsy
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Argentina
A
new Argentine group www.cordalswing.com.ar
Marlo
has a trio in Argentina which play in the style of Django as well as Oscar
Aleman. marlo@fibertel.com.ar Argentina
"Monsieur
Camembert" Hails From Sydney Australia.
Billets
Doux based in Belgium. Website
Arsen Torlakovic who is currently living in Canada www.arsenjazz.ca
Duane Andrews - www.duaneandrews.ca
The Swing
Noir hail from Toronto and are up and about gigging. So if
your in the area drop by check them out.
Checkout
the Marc Atkinson Trio from Canada at their website where you
can see the men and hear the music. http://www.marcatkinson.com/
The "Grande
Bouche Swingtette" did play every Wed evening 9-12 at the
Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, Canada. They are taking
a break from there for the summer, hostilities will resume as normal
on the first week of September.
Contact Colin Bray cjbray@geology.utoronto.ca Canada
www.musetteguitars.com is
the home of three dudes who just can't stop playing in 3/4. May they rule
the world.
Francois
Rousseau's Jazz Gitan is fully active in Montreal, Canada. Website is http://djangomontreal.com/JazzGitan.htm
Club
Django of Toronto http://www.clubdjangotoronto.com/
Denmark
Walter Clerici can be be found in Copehagen spreading the word at walterclerici.com
Theres
a new website from Denmark. www.hotcc.dk It
stands for Hot Club Copenhagen, which is our new society founded the guys
from "Reve Boheme". www.reve-boheme.subnet.dk
Finlands
firsts entry arrives in style with www.jazzpartout.com/
Romain Brizemur Classical and Jazz guitarist http://romain.brizemur.free.fr/index.html
Samy
Dussat has a page up and running now. http://site.voila.fr/sami.daussat/index.html France
Axé Swing from
Toulouse in France http://axeswing.free.fr/
Swing
de Paris. France
French
guitarist duet Paris Paname www.parispaname.fr.st
www.mosik.info - swing manouche, valse musette & yiddish klezmer
Jörg
Seidel is Online -
Huzzar!!
Joscho
Stephan. In Germany the Django Fans know him as a Top Gypsy Swing Guitarist.
The German Guitar Factory Hoyer has even built a Django Guitar Model under
his Name: Hoyer JS-10 (Joscho Stephan Signature). Take a look at his site www.Joscho-Stephan.de.
Parts of the Site are in English.
Douce
Ambience are now online www.douce-ambiance.de
My
name is Marco Parodi, from Torino, Italy.
I lead a Django style quintet the "Marco Parodi Quintet" with
three guitars, violin and bass; we usually play in Torino clubs and other
places in Italy.
New
website now up We are available for gigs anywhere. Email
Marco
Les
Hot Swing from Italy put a different edge to Swing Jazz.
TheTolga
Emilio Trio would like to tell you about their website.
They are a trio, based in Amsterdam, playing contemporary gypsy jazz.
The starting point is the Rosenberg Trio, but have added some hungarian
csardas plus many original compositions. Real audio clips available.
See you there.
The
Spreangles Trio, based in Rome (Italy) with two guitars and drums.
We play gypsy jazz in the style of Django and we are available for
any gigs!!!!! Please contact Massimiliano Bultrini at the E-Mail djangoreinhardt@libero.it Italy
The
busy group Note Noire from Japan have a site with
some mp3's for download
A crossover Gypsy Jazz Flamenco trio www.asisetoca.nl
Jelle van Tongeren a jazz violinist from the netherlands.www.jellevantongeren.nl
Robin Nolan www.robinnolan.com
Tim Kiphuis - Violinist for Fapy, Angelo, Robin Nolan and many more
Orkest
Polytour the Django avec Chante group.
The
Dutch Group Centre
Ville have a nice page to visit.
Jan
Brouwer has a new web site where you can check out his latest material. www.jan-brouwer.nl
Samois
sur Spaarne. My group is called "Samois sur Spaarne". In this name
we replaced "Seine" for "Spaarne", a well known river in Holland. You
can find our site at www.mensenvantongeren.nl
Greetings
from Amsterdam, John Friedrichs former Robin Nolan Trio member Bezoek
ook onze website.
The Robin
Nolan Trio have a site where you can buy all their releases plus
the excellent Gypsy style tutor book. RNT
Hotclub
de Prevoo - Holland
For
some dutch Hotclub based in Amsterdam you can do no worse than see www.hotclubdefrank.nl Holland
Hady
Mouallem's webstite is available at www.jazzviolin.nl
Fourire
are
a trio from Norway which have released their debut album on Hot Club
Records www.fourire.no
The
Norwegian guitar-duo "Sichia"consists of Iver Bjurgren (21) and
Gorm Helfjord (22). Our material is part Gypsy-jazz, part modern jazz/classical.
I think we fill the term "upcoming", and we would be glad to be included
somewhere in this page. Best regards Gorm
Helfjord
The
Biel Ballester Trio are now online.
Tout
Sweet www.toutsweet.com are
the great Spanish Group with pomp supplied by "Yayo".
Hot
Club de Suede. Sweden www.lundgrenmusic.com
Andreas Öberg,
23 years old is a new guitar talent and the future for the gypsy jazz tradition
in Sweden www.andreas-oberg.com
Club
Tabou - Based in the South East of UK. Regulars at festivals
and events over the UK.
Ultraswing are
a hard working trio based in the South of England around the Brighton area.
Gary
Potter got himself a a website. Check it out now www.garypottertrio.co.uk
Colin
Cosimini - Great player and enthusiastic follower of the style. Author
of the "Gypsy Jazz Chordbooks". Based in Gloucestershire.
5 Go Swing Based in Cardiff www.5goswing.com
Hot Mocambo is based in Northamptonshire. Hot Mocambo co-host The Gypsy Jazz Cafe at The Romany, Northampton every last Tuesday of the month.
Fishtank - UK based duo.
Djangology -
Appearing at L'Esprit Manouche 2004
Billy
Thompson -
Award winning London based violinist from Barbara Thompson & Paraphernalia
and The Amigos.
Jazz
Gitanes Pete Sheppard returns to form.
Parisian
Swing www.parisianswing.com
Crazy
Rhythms new site is up . UK www.crazyrhythm.co.uk/
Swing
39 are based in Kent UK. Check out their pages here. www.swing39.co.uk
The
Amigos from Wales are a hard working group with loads of gigs coming up. Check
out their site.
www.swing42.supanet.com is
the new home of Swing 42 UK
Fret
and Fiddle play Bal Musette and Gypsy Jazz http://www.guitarlink.co.uk/page8.html UK
Scotland
based Havana Swing have a site for contacts etc www.havanaswing.com UK
Nils
Solberg has a cracking website. www.nilssolberg.com .
Enjoy! UK
Mike
Piggott the hard working and long standing swing violinist from
Sussex has a Website for
you to check out his portfolio. UK
Have
a look at the Djangoisim Web
Site. These boys look as well as sound the part.
Alex
Yellowlees and his Hot Club Band feature Alex on violin. Check
out their web site at www.jazzviolinpromotions.co.uk
Nuages are
based in Wiltshire UK and have a nice site to check out with mp3's
for you to download.
Tom
Watson and Tam Gallagher comprise Swing Guitars and are based
in Glasgow, Scotland. The duo have just released their debut CD entitled "It
Takes Two To Django". Visit http://www.geocities.com/swingguitars/index.html or
email swing_guitars@hotmail.com for
more information, sales, bookings etc.
Le
Jazz / Sephora Check out the classy webpage for Le Jazz the group
renound for backing the fantastic Fappy Lafertin and Sephora the group
with an interesting European sound. www.lejazzetal.com.
The
Jazz Friends have their own site and can be be found right
here.
Andy
Mackenzie / Gadjo Jazz long
time in this style www.andymackenzie.com
The King
Cross Quartet are a London based group with an international line up. "The
Kings Cross Quartet" will be playing at the "Waterside Inn" , 82 York Way,
Kings Cross, London, N1. every Monday night from 7:00Pm onwards. For more Information
call John at the Waterside Inn on 0171 837 7118. "The
Usual Suspects" A Classy lineup from Cambridge. UK
"Hot
Club Band" Nottinghams own Gypsy Jazz Outfit - Headed by Wayne Jefferies. UK
Robert Bell from Minneapolis www.bellrobert.com
Djangos Moustache www.djangosmoustache.com Austin Texas
Hot Club Quartet give you that authentic sound from LA, CA
Trio
Gonzalo Tight little outfit LA,
CA.
Impromptu headed
by the effervescent Larry Camp FL
New
site now up TONY
GREEN & GYPSY JAZZ , based out of New Orleans, and work usually as
a trio of two guitars and upright bass. A new CD is in production
called LIVE IN VENICE recorded at a little pizzeria in Venice last
summer. Look foward to seeing you at Samois!
Swing-n-Jazz CA
David
Williams Rockies
Stephane
Wrembel NYC
The
Hot Club of Chicago
8
1/2 Souvenirs Texas The
Gypsy Wranglers Leverett, Massachusetts.
The
Gypsy Hombres Nashvill
Alfonso
Ponticelli's new Group "Swing Gitan" www.swinggitan.com
Billet Doux based in Seattle.
Website
Zela
Zola, an all-original Gypsy Jazz Guitar and Guitar/Mandolin duo
based in Ithaca, New York.
You can check out their website at www.zelazola.com
Riff
Raff - Califonia based swing band. www.hometown.aol.com/riffraffjazz
Hot
House Jazz Dallas based Hot House Jazz is an acoustic jazz combo
performing 1930's/40's era gypsy jazz, swing and classic jazz standards.
Pretty
Boy Freud is an eclectic acoustic band performing 'Hot Club Jazz and
Spaghetti-Western Swing' with a twist of humour. www.prettyboyfreud.com
Giga
Shane USA
http://wpatton.com Gypsy
jazz and Brasilian music played on mandolin, guitar, violin & flute
- featuring the incredible swing violinist David Gusakov.
http://www.djangodjazz.com is
the new home to Lee Burrows and Nikolai Svishev aka - Django Djazz. Charlston
USA
The
Hot Club of Ave D NYC based, available for gigs.
Contact Steve Quinn @ 201-224-3650 Or email.
Harmonious Wail
It looks great thanks to all the hard work of Ted Gottsegen.
Hot
Club of San Francisco Paul Mehling's fine group.
For
inclusion in this area please mail and
I'll talk to you about how we can get you on. Hey it's free.
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