Angelo Debarre (FR)
From Saint-Denis
Popularity
Angelo Debarre has one upcoming show in the Netherlands: on March 21, 2027 at Podium Victorie, Alkmaar.
About
Angelo Debarre is one of the leading voices in French Romani gypsy jazz guitar, a player who picked up the instrument at eight and never let go of the Django Reinhardt tradition. His career took off after a spot at a Parisian café, La Roue Fleurie, where producer and guitarist Jon Larsen heard his quintet play in 1985. The group had formed the year before as the Angelo Debarre Quintet. Since then he has built a long discography, much of it in partnership. He has made several records with accordionist Ludovic Beier, including Come into My Swing and Paroles De Swing, and teamed up with fellow guitarist Tchavolo Schmitt for Memoires. Other collaborators range from violinists Florin Niculescu and Tim Kliphuis to Marius Apostol. He has played Romani and jazz festivals around the world, among them Birdland's annual Django Reinhardt Festival, and has appeared on records by Bratsch, Romane and Thomas Dutronc.
