JOSCHO STEPHAN

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Paris in the 1930s: The clubs of the French capital are the birthplace of a new kind of music which will go down in history as the first original European contribution to the development of jazz. The main protagonist of this music is Django Reinhardt, the inventor of Gipsy Swing, a style combining driving straight-ahead rhythms with elegant melodic lines, serving as the basis for wild and virtuoso improvisations previously unknown on the guitar. This offers an ideal platform for highly talented guitarist Joscho Stephan, a player who appears to know no technical boundaries. Stephan belongs to a new generation of guitar virtuosos who are introducing fresh stylistic elements into Gipsy Swing and his concert appearances leave audiences open-mouthed and spellbound.




Just 20 years old when he released his first CD on the highly regarded label Acoustic Music Records, his name was already known to insiders as a force to be reckoned with on the acoustic guitar.

His debut was named CD of the month by the American magazine Guitar Player and critics waxed eloquent about this virtuoso young musician working in the swing tradition of Django Reinhardt. This authentic European jazz form with its charming mixture of joyous enthusiasm and relaxed coolness offers the ideal platform for Joscho Stephan’s remarkable technical abilities. This fact is underlined by the high level of attention accorded to his CD releases.

On his fourth album "Acoustic Live", Stephan showcases his mastery of Gipsy Jazz, accompanied by varying line-ups from trio to sextett, and simultaneously stretches the boundaries of the genre. It comes as no surprise that invitations to appear on renowned festivals around the world are becoming ever more frequent.

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