Joscho Stephan (born 23 June 1979 in

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladba ...

, West Germany) is a German

jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitarists who play jazz using an approach to chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has fulfilled the roles of accompanist (rhythm guitar) and lead guitar, soloist in small ...

who is known for his lightning fast plectrum picking and interpretation of classical, jazz and pop standards in the style of Gypsy jazz. He began playing the guitar at the age of six, influenced by his father who had been a member of a cover band.

Discography

* "Swinging Strings" (Acoustic Music Records, 1999) * ''Swing News'' (Acoustic Music Records, 2001) * ''Django Forever'' (Acoustic Music, 2003) * ''Acoustic Live'' (Acoustic Music, 2006) * ''Django Nuevo'' (Acoustic Music, 2009) * ''Live at Satyrblues Fest. 2009'' (Tarnobrzeskie Stowarzyszenie Oko, 2010) * ''Gypsy Meets the Klezmer'' (MGL, 2012) * ''Joscho Stephan's Acoustic Rhythm'' (MGL, 2013) * ''Joscho Stephan Trio'' (MGL, 2014) * ''Guitar Heroes'' with Tommy Emmanuel, Stochelo Rosenberg and Biréli Lagrène (MGL, 2015) * ''Paris-Berlin'' (Berliner Meister Schallplatten, 2018) * ''Salon 18'' (MGL, 2019) * ''Transatlantic Guitar Trio'' with

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and Rory Hoffman (MGL, 2020) * ''Sundowner'' with

Peter Autschbach Peter Autschbach (born 1961 in Siegen, West Germany) is a German composer, guitarist and music teacher. Biography Peter Autschbach learned to play the guitar being autodidact, in 1988/89 he was a private student of jazz guitarist Joe Pass. In 19 ...

(Timezone, 2021)

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