Jelle van Tongeren
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Jelle van Tongeren is a Dutch jazz violinist born in Haarlem, Netherlands. He plays both bebop
and swing
style. He is a member of Hot club de Frank which is one of the best known bands in the Gypsy jazz
style today.
He has also recorded klezmer
-gypsy jazz fusion with the group Nikitov.
Bebop
Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
and swing
Swing (genre)
Swing music, also known as swing jazz or simply swing, is a form of jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and became a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States...
style. He is a member of Hot club de Frank which is one of the best known bands in the Gypsy jazz
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 today.
He has also recorded klezmer
Klezmer
Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations...
-gypsy jazz fusion with the group Nikitov.
Albums
- Op de de Bonnefooi, munich records
- Tastich, munich records
- Amulet, Chamsa records
- Vanderlust, Chamsa Records
- Swing de Paris, Chamsa Records
- live in Dublin, swingstar/jazzbeat
- Earbeat, chamsa records, with gypsy jazz guitar virtuoso Robin nolan