His fourth time back at the Sanctuary, the amazing guitarist and composer Stephane Wrembel and his quartet brings a global guitar wizardry, super swinging band and the Spirit of Django Reinhardt out into the moonlit meadow for a gypsy lost night of musical dreaming.
Check out this feature article about Stephane in the September issue of Guitar Player Magazine.
Stephane Wrembel is one of the most highly regarded guitarists in the world specializing in the style of legendary composer & guitarist Django Reinhardt. He learned his craft among the Gypsies at campsites in the French countryside. He has had a remarkable career, touring the world while releasing 16 albums under his name and the nom de plume, The Django Experiment. His original compositions have been featured in Woody Allen’s “Vicki Cristina Barcelona” and “Midnight in Paris,” and contributed the original score for Rifkin’s Festival. In October 2019, he released the highly regarded Django L’Impressioniste featuring 17 of Reinhardt’s preludes for solo guitar, followed by a book of his transcriptions in 2021. Since 2003, Wrembel has produced the Django a Gogo Festival bringing together some of the finest musicians in the world to celebrate the Sinti guitar style to perform in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and The Town Hall.
The Stephane Wrembel Quartet features long-time collaborators Ari Folman-Cohen (bass), Nick Anderson (drums) and Josh Kaye (guitar).
This is an outdoor concert on the Sanctuary's Community Stage and is contingent on fair weather. Guests are invited to picnic in the Sanctuary's spacious meadow. The land trust is open to the public daily 9 am to 5 pm, and guests are invited to come early to wander the 40 acre land trust.
Saturday, September 23rd 4 PM
SOLD OUT
Tickets are limited! / BYOB, picnic, blanket and chairs
Note: No physical tickets. Guests will be added to a list at the door.
“Stephane Wrembel just might be the greatest acoustic guitarist alive.” —The Aquarian
"For North Americans, Stephane Wrembel represents the living face of gypsy jazz." --New York Observer
"There's plenty of Gypsy jazz guitarists who can play more notes at a faster tempos than Django Reinhardt, but few can truly master the inventiveness, melody and sheer swing. Stephane Wrembel is one of the rarities… Throughout, Wrembel’s playing is simply wonderful. He creates lead lines that snake through the original melodies, accenting them with dazzling riffs, and coming back to earth-and making it all make sense. Using Bob Holo-built Selmer-style guitars, his tone is alive and warm. That’s jazz!” -- Vintage Guitar Magazine
“The mind-bendingly rapid melodies Stephane provided to the set’s final song were an exclamation point for an audience that was enthralled for 60 minutes of unforgettable music.” —Parklife DC