Band
The heir to Django Reinhardt — pure acoustic swing from a living master.
“The finest guitarist in the Django tradition currently playing.”
Fapy Lafertin, one of Django Reinhardt’s true heirs, has a rare gift for making every note sing. With Dave Kelbie on rhythm guitar and Sébastien Girardot on double bass — what Tcha Limberger calls “the Rolls Royce of Rhythm Sections” — he creates a drumless trio where listening, phrasing and swing are everything. From musette waltzes and Hot Club classics to Fapy’s own compositions, the music has a remarkable freedom and lightness of touch.
A defining voice of European gypsy jazz since his years with Waso in the 1980s, guitarist Fapy Lafertin brings a warm tone, lyrical imagination and unforced swing to the Django Reinhardt tradition. In his acoustic trio with Dave Kelbie on rhythm guitar and Sébastien Girardot on double bass, every detail can be heard: supple rhythm, a singing lead guitar and the subtle give-and-take of musicians who know one another's playing. The repertoire moves between musette, swing standards, Hot-Club classics and Fapy's own compositions.
For jazz clubs, theatres and acoustic concerts where every nuance matters, Fapy Lafertin’s trio returns to the essentials of Hot-Club swing: lead guitar, rhythm guitar and double bass. With Dave Kelbie and Sébastien Girardot, Fapy explores standards, musette and his own compositions without drums. A concert built around lyrical phrasing, supple rhythm and close musical interplay.
“Lafertin's playing shows a deeper understanding of the Reinhardt legacy than almost anyone else.”
“A revelation… breathtaking clarity and lyricism.”
“J'ai vu maintes fois Sébastien Girardot et Dave Kelbie, une superbe section rythmique sans batterie. Ils ne m'ont jamais déçu ! Toujours enthousiasmé !”
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