SFJAZZ Singles: Dorado Schmitt & Django Festival Allstars: "Tchavolo Swing"

ON-DEMAND: DEC 22 - MAR 23, 2022
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French guitarist and violinist Dorado Schmitt leads the Django Festival All-Stars in a rollicking version of "Tchavolo Swing", performed during his November 25, 2018 performance at the SFJAZZ Center, broadcast on Fridays Live.
Pioneering guitarist Django Reinhardt lamented that he might be neglected by history, but today the ebulliently swinging “jazz manouche” sound he created with French violinist Stéphane Grappelli is more pervasive than ever. “Clearly born to the style,”(NY Times) no one has done more to ignite interest in the idiom than dazzling French guitarist and violinist Dorado Schmitt. Born near the German border in Lorraine, Schmitt was weaned on traditional Roma music and jazz manouche style, but rebelled as a teenager by taking up electric guitar and emulating Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana.
After a decade of leading his own trio, he was nearly killed in a car crash, and spent years in physical therapy to regain his unrivaled guitar prowess. By the mid-90s he was a leading figure on the international jazz scene, where he continues to represent the art form at its highest level. Schmitt is joined by a cast of fiercely swinging compatriots including his son, Amati Schmitt, who represents the future of the jazz manouche tradition, as well as the brilliant jazz accordionist Ludovic Beier and violinist Pierre Blanchard, who was tapped by Grappelli himself as a worthy successor.

[@magoryn]

While the world is going totally nuts, seing those men, all ages, playing such incredible music with pure joy on theire faces stil give me some hope in humanity.

[@sfjazz]

We love the performing arts world for this reason! Such a multi-generational space of the most creative people!

[@reinhardtnounouke5828]

Dorado c'est toi le meilleur et malheureusement tu le resteras encore longtemps

[@brigittetorres9745]

❤️🎶❤️ I love these musicians and Tchavolo Swing 👍 👏👏👏 A big THANK YOU from... France for this video 🙏🙏🙏

[@sfjazz]

thanks for watching brigitte. fyi, we do weekly broadcasts on saturday mornings, which is evening your time :) check out sfjazz.org/digital

[@alexishernandez9310]

El acordeonista de otro nivel !!! Gracias

[@GerardFrenchy59]

Impressionné par le jeu de violon de Dorado !

[@alexishernandez9310]

Maravilloso!!! Gracias por tan bello espectáculo

[@KalliBraun]

Bravo latz ❤

[@godeauedwige4347]

pas de concert prévu à bruxelles bientôt? Ils sont formidables 💖

[@KalliBraun]

Bravo hau schuckaben. Romenes

[@therock7203]

Je suis déçu parce-que pour commencer il n'y a pas Tchavolo Schmitt et de 2 tout le monde veut faire le soliste en même temps, rien de tel pour gâcher une si belle musique surtout quand on connaît l'original la vrai la seule et l'unique !! Dommage... Même si sa reste des bons musiciens bien-entendu

[@giovaccordeongiogiova]

Whot is the clarinettist ? Famous musiciens. 🙂🦁

[@martinkirchgassner3123]

When was this concert recorded?

[@sfjazz]

hey martin - did you read the description? also fyi, the full concert is available on-demand at sfjazz.org/digital

[@martinkirchgassner3123]

@@sfjazz Thanks. I'm attending a concert with Dorado feb. 10th. in Denmark. I'm really looking forward to see him.

[@Basskat100]

Far out Man

[@sfjazz]

thanks for watching! don't forget to hit 'subscribe' :)

[@ntrzntrz7609]

Ra ta moulen

[@davidsigou330]

Yen a un qui va falshhhh

[@s.lilithconnor92]

Sublime