Angelo Debarre
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Angelo Debarre is a Romani (Gypsy) guitarist in the manouche jazz
style.
He began playing at age 8 and in 1984 started his first group, the Angelo Debarre Quintet. In 1985 they were engaged by Serge Camps at his Parisian café La Roue Fleurie, where Angelo was discovered.
Debarre has performed in several significant Romani and jazz festivals, particularly Birdland
's "Django festival." He also recorded Mémoires: Memories of Django with Tchavolo Schmitt
.
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
style.
He began playing at age 8 and in 1984 started his first group, the Angelo Debarre Quintet. In 1985 they were engaged by Serge Camps at his Parisian café La Roue Fleurie, where Angelo was discovered.
Debarre has performed in several significant Romani and jazz festivals, particularly Birdland
Birdland (jazz club)
Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979...
's "Django festival." He also recorded Mémoires: Memories of Django with Tchavolo Schmitt
Tchavolo Schmitt
Tchavolo Schmitt is a noted guitarist in gypsy jazz. He had some success with others in the 1970s, but then settled in Strasbourg and left the professional circuit for a time. He started putting out albums under his own name in 2000...
.
Discography
- Gypsy Guitars (1988) Hot Club RecordsHot Club RecordsHot Club Records is a Record company established 1982, by guitar player Jon Larsen. More than 350 released CDs, DVDs and books, mostly jazz related.Some artists on Hot Club Records: Chet Baker, Philip Catherine, Warne Marsh, and the poet Jan Erik Vold....
/Jon LarsenJon LarsenJon Larsen is an autodidact guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, and record producer with heavy influence on the revival of Gypsy jazz worldwide... - La Roue Fleurie (1991) Hot Club RecordsHot Club RecordsHot Club Records is a Record company established 1982, by guitar player Jon Larsen. More than 350 released CDs, DVDs and books, mostly jazz related.Some artists on Hot Club Records: Chet Baker, Philip Catherine, Warne Marsh, and the poet Jan Erik Vold....
/Jon LarsenJon LarsenJon Larsen is an autodidact guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, and record producer with heavy influence on the revival of Gypsy jazz worldwide... - Caprice (1998) Hot Club RecordsHot Club RecordsHot Club Records is a Record company established 1982, by guitar player Jon Larsen. More than 350 released CDs, DVDs and books, mostly jazz related.Some artists on Hot Club Records: Chet Baker, Philip Catherine, Warne Marsh, and the poet Jan Erik Vold....
/Jon LarsenJon LarsenJon Larsen is an autodidact guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, and record producer with heavy influence on the revival of Gypsy jazz worldwide... - Romano Baschepen (1999) Al Sur/NordSud
- Portrait of Angelo Debarre (2002) Hot Club RecordsHot Club RecordsHot Club Records is a Record company established 1982, by guitar player Jon Larsen. More than 350 released CDs, DVDs and books, mostly jazz related.Some artists on Hot Club Records: Chet Baker, Philip Catherine, Warne Marsh, and the poet Jan Erik Vold....
/Jon LarsenJon LarsenJon Larsen is an autodidact guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, and record producer with heavy influence on the revival of Gypsy jazz worldwide... - Come Into My Swing (2003) with Ludovic Beier, Le Chant Du Monde
- Angelo Is Back In Town (2004) Hot Club RecordsHot Club RecordsHot Club Records is a Record company established 1982, by guitar player Jon Larsen. More than 350 released CDs, DVDs and books, mostly jazz related.Some artists on Hot Club Records: Chet Baker, Philip Catherine, Warne Marsh, and the poet Jan Erik Vold....
/Jon LarsenJon LarsenJon Larsen is an autodidact guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, and record producer with heavy influence on the revival of Gypsy jazz worldwide... - Entre Amis (2005) with Ludovic Beier, Le Chant Du Monde
- Paroles de Swing (2008) with Ludovic Beier, Le Chant Du Monde
- Trio tout à cordes (2008) Le Chant Du Monde
- Live in Le Quecumbar (2010) with the Angelo Debarre Quartet, Fremeaux & Assoc.
- Gypsy Unity (2010) Le Chant Du Monde