First day back in Albany for the semester, and stuff’s already heating up (figuratively speaking, of course…I’m watching the snow pile up outside as I type this).
I’d only just been introduced to the gypsy jazz stylings of Stephane Wrembel last week by my father, who had been working on learning the guitarist’s “Bistro Fada”, a fantastic guitar waltz which served as the theme to last year’s “Midnight In Paris.”
The timing is part of the reason I couldn’t believe an email I received this morning from a professor saying Wrembel would be giving a jazz guitar workshop at our college this week! Needless to say, I’m spending the days leading up to it transcribing his lines, and tightening up my playing so I can get the most out of the brief time I’ll have to play with this guy.
Also awesome, he has play-along tracks to most of his songs for free download on his site!
Take a listen this this guy if you get the chance, he’s an absolute monster on the guitar, and easily my favorite player to try and carry Django’s torch. I’ll have more next week on how the clinic went, so check back!
Take a listen on Spotify: Stephane Wrembel – Introducing Stephane Wrembel
