Line up

• Dave Kelbie (Guitar)
• David Blenkhorn (Guitar)
• Evan Christopher (Clarinets)
• Sebastien Girardot (Double Bass)

• country:
  USA
• style(s):
  Jazz
• label:
  Lejazzetal
• type:
  Band
• gender:
  male
• instrumentation:
  instrumental
• artist submitted by:
  Lejazzetal

"A forthright sound and a hungry energy" NEW YORK TIMES

"...is, in my estimation, not only the greatest jazz clarinetist alive, but one of the greatest of all time" AHMET ERTEGUN, FOUNDING CHAIRMAN OF ATLANTIC RECORDS

Django a la Creole is two guitars and double bass weaving sultry rhythms around a soaring clarinet. The magic is the fusion of Gypsy swing with hot syncopations from the Caribbean, Brazil, and the streets of New Orleans. Elegant yet impassioned, New Orleans-based clarinetist Evan Christopher's style is steeped in the tradition exemplified by early jazz masters such as Sidney Bechet, Jimmie Noone, and Barney Bigard. Together with guitarists David Blenkhorn, Dave Kelbie, and bassist Sebastien Girardot, the quartet celebrates the music of the legendary Django Reinhardt and enlivens swing-era classics with fresh interpretations and virtuosic improvisations. Following the success of their debut in 2007 at the Haugesund International Jazz Festival, the group have released their first CD, Django a la Creole.


The Scotsman
20.04.2008 - Django A La Creole
****
CDs invoking the memory of the great gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and his recorded output are ten a penny, but this one has star quality in the shape of the charismatic and flamboyant American clarinettist Evan Christopher a favourite at recent Edinburgh and Nairn festivals. With an international, Reinhardt-style trio (Australian Dave Blenkhorn and Briton Dave Kelbie on guitars and Frenchman Sebastien Giradot on bass), Christopher serves up his exuberant and passionate interpretations of mainly Djangly numbers.
ALISON KERR

Links

• Django à la Créole