Gismo Graf Trio & Stochelo Rosenberg - In Spirito Django

The trio led by Gismo Graf, one of the world's leading and most innovative Gypsy Jazz guitarists, presents a program titled "In Spirito Django." Django Reinhardt's most famous classics meet a unique and exciting mix of original compositions, pop, classical, and even rock songs dressed in Gypsy Jazz style. Joining them is the Dutch star guitarist Stochelo Rosenberg.

Line-up:
Gismo Graf — Guitar
Stochelo Rosenberg — Guitar
Joschi Graf — Rhythm Guitar
Joel Locher — Bass

Gismo Graf Trio & Stochelo Rosenberg
Without a grand stage show and without special effects, they come with just two guitars and a double bass and set the place ablaze! The trio, once celebrated as the shooting star of Gypsy Jazz, is now led by Gismo Graf, who has outgrown his prodigy status and is regarded as one of the leading and most innovative Gypsy Jazz guitarists worldwide. Together with his father Joschi Graf on rhythm guitar and bassist Joel Locher — in short, the Gismo Graf Trio — they present the anniversary program for their 16th anniversary.

"In Spirito Django" — the name says it all. However, alongside Django Reinhardt's most famous classics, the trio combines a unique and exciting mix of original compositions, pop, classical, and even rock songs in Gypsy Jazz style. Thus, seemingly randomly thrown together pieces by Sting, Michael Jackson, or even piano concertos by Frederic Chopin and film music from Walt Disney movies create such a fitting blend that one might think they actually came from the pen of Django Reinhardt himself.

Combined with the sharp humor of the three musicians on stage, a unique and entertaining program emerges that catapults Gypsy Jazz straight into the year 2025. The Dutchman Stochelo Rosenberg, who has celebrated successes around the globe with his world-renowned Rosenberg Trio for over 30 years, comes to Germany to present their joint project with the star of the German Gypsy Jazz scene, Gismo Graf, and his trio in Bad Schallerbach during the Music Summer.

In 2017, Stochelo recorded the soundtrack for the opening film of the Berlinale by Etienne Comar, "Django – A Life for Music." Sold-out shows, including at Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, Jazz Festival of Montreal, and many more, speak for themselves. Collaborations with music greats like Stephane Grappelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Shirley Bassey, Randy Crawford, The Manhattan Transfer, and others adorn his career. Stochelo Rosenberg is considered one of the best guitarists in the world.