• 2019/2020
  • Opéra Underground
DJANGO 2020

    DJANGO 2020

    Tribute to Django Reinhardt

    • Dates Jan 29, 2020
    • Rates From 12€ to 28€
    • Location Grande salle de l'Opéra
    • Running Time 01h 30mn

    With Stéphane Wrembel, Stochelo Rosenberg, Simba Baumgartner, Théo Ceccaldi Trio, Mohamed Abozekry

    Introductory

    Django Reinhardt, a virtuoso musician and outstanding composer, was probably the first guitar hero and remains a source of inspiration for musicians as different as Willie Nelson, Jimmy Hendrix and Andrés Segovia. However, the clichés that surround Django often obscure his genius: the crazy gypsy with the badly burned hand who played at lightning speed and broke all the rules was above all a great musician.
    Stéphane Wrembel, a French guitarist who has lived in New York for 20 years, has been working for years to transform Django's image. Best known for his work as a composer for Woody Allen, Wrembel is also one of North America's most recognized gypsy jazz guitarists. Every year in New York, he organizes Django A GoGo, a series of concerts (including at Carnegie Hall, among other venues) where musicians from different backgrounds reinterpret Django’s works.
    For Django 2020, Wrembel has invited a dozen guest musicians, ranging from the mainstream to the maverick, to play on the Lyon Opera House's main stage.
    Stochelo Rosenberg is a direct descendent of the Django tradition and has played with Stéphane Grappelli, among others.
    Theo Ceccaldi's trio has reimagined a Django who would not merely be confined to swing. Simba Baumgartner, Django's great-grandson, has just released his first album. Oud player Mohamed Abozekry has created a universe that owes as much to jazz as it does to the maqam, while Caroline Bugala, a former student of Didier Lockwood, moves with ease between gypsy swing and jazz.
    All of them are passionate about looking beyond the cliché of the gypsy virtuoso.

    Stochelo Rosenberg : guitar
    Stéphane Wrembel : guitar
    Théo Ceccaldi : violin
    Valentin Ceccaldi : double bass
    Guillaume Aknine : guitar
    Mohamed Abozekry : oud
    Simba Baumgartner : guitar
    Caroline Bugala : violin
    Sébastien Felix : guitar
    Ari Folman-Cohen : double bass
    Nick Anderson : drums
    Thor Jensen : guitar

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