Stéphane Wrembel is a French jazz guitarist. Wrembel performs

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but is also influenced by

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. Wrembel studied classical piano from age four in

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, France, winning prizes in the Lucien Wurmser competition and at the National Conservatory of Aubervilliers, before taking up the guitar at age sixteen "to learn

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songs,

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, old

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, and all that stuff." While attending the American School of Modern Music in Paris, Wrembel went to the

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Festival in

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, France where he was inspired to study composition, arranging, jazz, and contemporary classical music. After graduation, Wrembel was awarded a scholarship to the

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. His song "Big Brother" appeared on the soundtrack for Woody Allen's film ''

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''. In 2011 he again collaborated with Allen, composing "Bistro Fada", the theme song for Allen's film ''

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''.

Discography

* ''Gypsy Rumble'' with

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(Amoeba, 2005) * ''Terre Des Hommes'' (Water Is Life, 2008) * ''Introducing 2001–2010'' (Water Is Life, 2010) * ''Origins'' (Water Is Life, 2012) * ''Dreamers of Dreams'' (Water Is Life, 2014) * ''The Django Experiment: Live in Rochester'' (Water Is Life, 2016) * ''Live in India'' (Water Is Life, 2016) * ''The Django Experiment I'' (Water Is Life, 2017) * ''The Django Experiment II'' (Water Is Life, 2017) * ''The Django Experiment III'' (Water Is Life, 2018) * ''The Django Experiment IV'' (Water Is Life, 2019) * ''Django L'Impressionniste'' (Water Is Life, 2019) * ''The Django Experiment V'' (Water Is Life, 2020) * ''Django New Orleans'' (Water Is Life, 2023)

Bibliography

* ''Getting into Gypsy Jazz Guitar'', 2004

References

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