Stephane from Koblenz by Daniel Weltlinger

I wrote this track as a homage to Django's most famous musical collaborator violinist Stephane Grappelli and one of the most famous all string jazz ensembles of all time the 'Hot Club of France'. Ian Date helped also to subtly reharmonise the chords to capture the old feeling of the 1930s. On this track I added Cameron Jones on rhythm guitar along with Nigel Date so that the formation was the 'classic' lineup of 3 guitars, bass and violin. My grandfather met Grappelli in Sydney in 1998 and they apparently knew many of the same people from back in the day when my grandfather lived in France in in the 1920s and 1930s so this track is also a tribute to my grandfather whose sound on the violin was not all that far off Grappelli's - which deeply inspired me from a very young age.

Australian born, Berlin-based violinist/composer/producer. Regularly performing with a number of musicians and ensembles including my quartet under my name, The Asthmatix, Zohar's Nigun, Lulo Reinhardt Latin-Swing Project, Karsten Troyke, Sharon Brauner, Suzanna, Radio Django and Ensemble Olivinn amongst many others.

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