At this year’s Nišville, a gypsy jazz trio will also perform—led by two phenomenal guitarists, Stochelo Rosenberg and Yannis Constans. The third member of the trio is the outstanding French double bassist, Camille Wolfrom.
Stochelo Rosenberg is a key figure in the revival of Gypsy swing. For decades, he has been regarded as one of the most distinctive and original followers of the only jazz style to originate on European soil, whose path was first charted in the early 1930s in France by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Stochelo was born in 1968 in Helmond (Netherlands) and is a member of the Romani Sinti community. He began playing the guitar at the age of ten. In his teenage years, together with two of his cousins, he founded the renowned Rosenberg Trio—arguably the most influential Gypsy jazz ensemble at the turn of the millennium. Their breakthrough performance, which immediately propelled them to the very top of the genre, took place in 1989 at a festival dedicated to Django Reinhardt in the French town of Samois. One of the two founders of Gypsy swing—violinist Stéphane Grappelli—chose the Rosenberg brothers as his band for a world tour in some of the most prestigious concert venues (including New York’s Carnegie Hall), marking his 85th birthday. With the Rosenberg Trio, Stochelo has recorded around thirty albums, and the list of great musicians with whom he has recorded and performed (either solo or with the trio) includes Boulou Ferré, Biréli Lagrène, The Manhattan Transfer, Joscho Stephan, Toots Thielemans, and Jan Akkerman. The Rosenberg Trio has performed at all the major jazz festivals worldwide, and Stochelo Rosenberg is considered one of the finest guitarists, known for his impeccable technique, elegance, and highly personal vibrato—combining virtuosity and emotion in an exceptional way.
Yannis Constans was born in Toulouse in 1987. At the age of ten, he began playing drums in rock bands, and toward the end of his teenage years he discovered Gypsy jazz—and jazz in general. At 18, he started teaching himself guitar by listening to Django Reinhardt, gradually refining his playing over time and through various collaborations while exploring different musical styles. He first delved into Eastern European music, then choro (traditional Brazilian music), tango, and more—but he never lost sight of his first love: swing and Gypsy jazz. His talent has led to numerous invitations to accompany renowned artists such as Angelo Debarre, Tchavolo Schmitt, Dorado Schmitt, and Samson Schmitt. Yannis and Stochelo have shared both a close collaboration and friendship for more than ten years. At their performance at Nišville, they will present a selection of repertoire drawn from their long-standing musical partnership.
Yannis Constans invite Stochelo Rosenberg – Blues Mineur
Yannis Constans Sicilian Quartet invite Stochelo Rosenberg – „Joseph Joseph „
The Rosenberg Trio – Bossa Dorado