Joscho Stephan
Encyclopedia
Joscho Stephan is a German Jazz guitarist
who mainly plays modern Gypsy jazz
. In this style he is particularly noted for his virtuosity on the acoustic guitar.
His debut album was named CD of the month by the American Guitar Player
magazine in July 2000. In May 2004 the Acoustic Guitar
magazine wrote that Joscho Stephan represented the future of the Gypsy jazz guitar tradition.
Jazz guitarist
Jazz guitarists are guitar players who play jazz music on the guitar using an approach to playing chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist and soloist in small and large ensembles and also as an unaccompanied...
who mainly plays modern 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...
. In this style he is particularly noted for his virtuosity on the acoustic guitar.
His debut album was named CD of the month by the American Guitar Player
Guitar Player
Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists founded in 1967. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products. It has been in print since the late 1960s and during the 1980s, under editor Tom Wheeler, the publication was...
magazine in July 2000. In May 2004 the Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
magazine wrote that Joscho Stephan represented the future of the Gypsy jazz guitar tradition.
Discography
- 1999: Swinging Strings
- 2001: Swing News
- 2003: Django Forever
- 2006: Acoustic Live
- 2007: Joscho Stephan - Live In Concert (DVD) (Special guest: Richard SmithRichard Smith (musician)Richard Smith is an English guitarist, now residing in the USA and specializing in the fingerstyle tradition of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. He is the 2001 National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion.-Biography:...
) - 2010: Django Nuevo
- 2011: Gypsy Meets Jazz with Olivier Holland