Joscho Stephan

Joscho Stephan
Joscho Stephan with his Volkert D-hole guitar
Joscho Stephan with his Volkert D-hole guitar
Background information
Born (1979-06-23) June 23, 1979 (age 45)
Mönchengladbach, West Germany
GenresGypsy jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
WebsiteOfficial site

Joscho Stephan (born 23 June 1979 in Mönchengladbach, West Germany) is a German jazz guitarist who is known for his l 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.[1]

Discography

  • Swinging Strings (Acoustic Music Records, 1999)
  • Swing News (Acoustic Music, 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)[2]
  • Paris-Berlin (Berliner Meister Schallplatten, 2018)
  • Salon 18 (MGL, 2019)
  • Transatlantic Guitar Trio with Richard Smith and Rory Hoffman (MGL, 2020)[3]
  • Sundowner with Peter Autschbach (Timezone, 2021)[4]

References

  1. ^ "FingerstyleGuitarists.com Interview with Joscho Stephan" Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine FingerstyleGuitarists.com Interview
  2. ^ "Neue CD: Joscho Stephan: Guitar Heroes". 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Transatlantic Guitar Trio – Transatlantic Guitar Trio | Plattenkritik › mobilefidelity magazin".
  4. ^ "Gitarristen-Gespann Autschbach & Stephan legt neue CD vor - Kaiserslautern".
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