Gypsy Jazz Hangouts

#17 Tim Robinson - The guitar lesson that worked...

Tim Robinson is a London based guitarist highly active on the gypsy jazz scene. As well as being a prolific performer he has become known as a teacher of the style, through his YouTube videos and the free lessons on his website for those entering the world of Gypsy Jazz for the first time. As well as having depth and breadth of knowledge of the Django Reinhardt style, Tim has also studied the likes of Johnny Smith and Ted Greene. Check out his website, Soundslice and YouTube videos for great lessons and get in touch with him for personal guitar tuition!

#16 Kourosh Kanani - New sounds from London

Persian/Irish guitarist Kourosh Kanani currently lives in London. Having been deeply invlolved in the world of Jazz Manouche, recorded and toured with Gypsy Jazz quartet Latchepen and also being a member of the London Django Collective he is now venturing into a new trio project of his own, the Kourosh Kanani Trio. Drawing on his Iranian heritage and his virtuosic jazz style.

#15 Stephane Wrembel - Life, the Universe and everything...

Stephane Wrembel has been a preeminent exponent of the Django Reinhardt style for over 20 years and is famous for providing music for not one, but two Woody Allen films! (Midnight in Paris, Rifkin’s Festival). Here we talk about Carl Jung, the book of Genesis, ancient Egyptian mythology, St Augustine, Friedrich Nietzsche, Cartesian skepticism, black magic and whether or not recording music is a good thing... Django Reinhardt is mentioned at some point also... We were joined by London based guitarist Andrea Vergani.

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#14 Tobie Medland - Violin player, producer, festival organiser...

Tobie Medland is one of the most accomplished jazz violin players in the country. His new record label 'Future Fables' will be promoting modern gypsy jazz as well as other jazz music. Watch out for the Gypsy Jazz Festival of London scheduled for May 2022! We were joined by Guilio Romano on guitar and Marcus Penrose on bass. 

#13 John Le Voi - Guitar Luthier

Established in 1970, John Le Voi is a luthier specialising in high quality Selmer Maccaferri style guitars, being the one of the first (if not THE first) in the UK to build such guitars. His guitars have been played by the likes of Robin Nolan, Jimmy Rosenberg, Jon Larsen, Dorado Schmitt and even James Dean Bradfield (lead singer of Manic Street Preachers).

#12 Musicians Union official Keith Ames - Working musicians in 2021

Keith Ames, MU Communications Official, Editor of The Musician magazine, songwriter and lyricist, joins us to talk about the challenges facing working musicians in the post COVID/BREXIT world of 2021.

 

Also joining me is Andrea Vergani, London based gypsy jazz guitarist and band leader of Swing Train 42.

#11. Album review 2020

We take a look at some of our favourite gypsy jazz albums from 2020 and listen to selected tracks.

Adrien Moignard Trio & guests
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adrien-Moignard-Trio-Guests/dp/B088KW7P4S

Ultrafaux - Tangent
https://michaeljosephharris.com/tangent

Aurore Voilqué trio Feat Angelo Debarre - Un soir d’été
http://www.aurorequartet.com/

The Gypsy Messengers - The Gypsy Messengers
https://thegypsymessengers.bandcamp.com/album/the-gypsy-messengers

London Django Collective - Volumes 1-5
https://londondjangocollective.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1-5

Fapy Laftertin New Quartet - Atlântico
https://fapylafertin-newquartet.bandcamp.com/album/atl-ntico

#10 Live In The Beer Garden (The Woodman, Highgate)

Recorded on 20th September 2020, the four of us went down The Woodman in Highgate for a pint in their massive sunny beer garden. That was literally the last sunny weekend of the year! This episode there is a lot of talk about COVID, how musicians and venues are coping with social distancing laws and seeking financial aid from the government with varying levels of success. We also talk with the Landlord of The Woodman to hear how his pub/music venue has had to adapt.

 

Tobie Medland - Violin

Curtis Volp - Guitar

Marcus Penrose - Bass

Cornelius Corkery - Guitar

#9 Remi Harris - So many guitars...

Remi Harris is a guitarist from the UK whose unique style draws inspiration from artists such as Django Reinhardt, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Peter Green, Ahmad Jamal and Led Zeppelin. Some of his notable performances include the Montreal Jazz Festival, Buckingham Palace, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum (televised on BBC 4) and live on BBC Radio 2 & 3.​ Remi is now presenting a weekly Jazz & Blues Show on Bromyard FM every Thursday 8pm-10pm (UK time). It's a two hour show where he plays some of his favourite Jazz & Blues recordings from the early 20th century to the present day. You can listen live at www.bromyardfm.uk

#8 Michael Dregni - The Life and Times of Django Reinhardt

Michael Dregni is an author and writer who writes for Vintage guitar magazine, experiencelife.com and has written numerous books on various subjects including Rockabilly music, Hot Rods, Harley Davidsons, as well as the world of Gypsy Jazz and the life of Django Reinhardt. Notable works include - Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend, 2006, Oxford University Press - Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz, 2006, Fulcrum Publishing - Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing, 2010, Oxford University Press All those books are absolutely mint. Buy them.