Gypsy Jazzer Stephane Wrembel Brings his ‘Django New Orleans’ to Dizzy’s Oct. 30-Nov. 2

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Stephane Wrembel

There’s no one like him. Guitarist-Composer-Vocalist-Musical Director Stephane Wrembel, from Maplewood in Essex County, has been single-handedly keeping alive the tradition that started in 1934 Paris when the three-fingered Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt and French violinist Stephane Grappelli started the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Wrembel’s new album, Django New Orleans II, will be released November 14. But, before that, he will be leading his nonet into Dizzy’s Club within the Jazz at Lincoln Center campus in New York City from October 30 to November 2 in a rare four-night residency for two shows each night. They call it “Bringing The Big Easy To The Big Apple.” Besides Wrembel, the colorful 9-piece band includes a second guitar, percussion/washboard, oud, clarinet, soprano sax, trumpet, tuba/sousaphone, violin, drums and singer Sarah King.  

For more information, visit https://jazz.org/dizzys/.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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