NOV 24-26 | Django Festival Allstars
Nov 24 - Nov 26, 2023
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Pioneering Romani jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt lamented that he might be neglected by history, but today the ebulliently swinging “jazz manouche” sound he created with French violinist Stéphane Grappelli is more pervasive than ever.
“Clearly born to the style,”(The New York Times) no one has done more to ignite interest in the idiom than dazzling French guitarist and violinist Dorado Schmitt. Born to Roma parents near the German border in Lorraine, Schmitt was weaned on traditional Romani music and jazz and established the Dorado Trio in 1978, becoming a leading figure on the international jazz manouche scene by the mid-90s.
Among his compositions are “Bossa Dorado” and “Natacha — both of which have become standards of the jazz manouche repertoire. He won his first Django Award at the 2001 Django Reinhardt Festival in Luttre-Liberchies, France, and continues to represent the art form at its highest level.
Schmitt’s return to the Miner stage is decidedly a family affair, as he leads the band on violin and is joined by his sons Amati and Samson Schmitt, young guitar greats who represent the future of the French jazz manouche tradition.
Dorado Schmitt leads the band on violin and is joined by his sons Amati and Samson Schmitt, two guitar greats who represent the future of the French jazz manouche tradition.
Mr. Schmitt has the springy phrasing and effusive flow of a Djangoloist; he’s clearly born to the style
The New York Times
Mr. Schmitt has the springy phrasing and effusive flow of a Djangoloist; he’s clearly born to the style
The New York Times
Personnel
Dorado Schmitt violin, guitar
Amati Schmitt guitar
Samson Schmitt guitar
Special Guest
Roger Kellaway piano (only on Fri, Nov 24th & Sat, Nov. 25th)
TBD accordion, accordina
Francko Mehrstein rhythm guitar
Gino Roman bass
... lightning-fast finger work, powerful strumming, wild sweeps across the fingerboard and astonishingly fast tempos.
Los Angeles Times
Personnel
Dorado Schmitt violin, guitar
Amati Schmitt guitar
Samson Schmitt guitar
Special Guest
Roger Kellaway piano (only on Fri, Nov 24th & Sat, Nov. 25th)
TBD accordion, accordina
Francko Mehrstein rhythm guitar
Gino Roman bass
... lightning-fast finger work, powerful strumming, wild sweeps across the fingerboard and astonishingly fast tempos.
Los Angeles Times
Watch & Listen
Dorado Schmitt
Bleu citron
Dorado Schmitt
What is this thing called Love
Dorado Schmitt
Bleu citron
Dorado Schmitt
What is this thing called Love