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'Biréli Lagrène' is a French guitarist and bassist. A "guitar phenomenon", according to John McLaughlin, he came to prominence in the 1980s via his manouche (django-like) style. He is often considered to perform within the swing, jazz fusion and post bop mediums.
Biréli Lagrène was born on September 4, 1966, in Soufflenheim, (Bas-Rhin) in a traditional gypsy family and community. He started playing the guitar at the age of four. When, at the age of eight, he covered Django Reinhardt’s repertoire, his relatives were already calling him a child prodigy. Winning a gypsy music festival (in Strasbourg) at the age of twelve gave him the opportunity to tour in Germany and, later, to record his live performance on the double LP ''Route to Django''.
Offered a chance to leave for the United States, Lagrene met the greatest jazz musicians of the international scene such as Stéphane Grappelli, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter… In 1984, he met Larry Coryell in New-York. Later, he was introduced to bassist Jaco Pastorius and ventured with him into jazz fusion. Together, they toured Europe, which contributed a great deal to Bireli’s musical emancipation.
Back to a more traditional style, Bireli recorded ''Gipsy Project'' and ''Gipsy Project and Friends'' in 2001.
★ Official Site
★ Hot Club Site
★ 5&l=0 Dreyfus Records Site with picture
'Biréli Lagrène' is a French guitarist and bassist. A "guitar phenomenon", according to John McLaughlin, he came to prominence in the 1980s via his manouche (django-like) style. He is often considered to perform within the swing, jazz fusion and post bop mediums.
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Biography
Biréli Lagrène was born on September 4, 1966, in Soufflenheim, (Bas-Rhin) in a traditional gypsy family and community. He started playing the guitar at the age of four. When, at the age of eight, he covered Django Reinhardt’s repertoire, his relatives were already calling him a child prodigy. Winning a gypsy music festival (in Strasbourg) at the age of twelve gave him the opportunity to tour in Germany and, later, to record his live performance on the double LP ''Route to Django''.
Offered a chance to leave for the United States, Lagrene met the greatest jazz musicians of the international scene such as Stéphane Grappelli, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter… In 1984, he met Larry Coryell in New-York. Later, he was introduced to bassist Jaco Pastorius and ventured with him into jazz fusion. Together, they toured Europe, which contributed a great deal to Bireli’s musical emancipation.
Back to a more traditional style, Bireli recorded ''Gipsy Project'' and ''Gipsy Project and Friends'' in 2001.
External links/References
★ Official Site
★ Hot Club Site
★ 5&l=0 Dreyfus Records Site with picture
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