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Denis Chang Manouche Quartet

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D Reinhardt: Flèche d’or

E Grieg: Danse norvégienne

B Lagrène: Dinello

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Greatly influenced by the music of Django Reinhardt, guitarist Denis Chang’s formative years were spent alongside the greatest Jazz Manouche guitarists such as Fapy Lafertin, Ritary Gaguenetti, Paulus Schäfer, Rindo Winterstein and Emmanuel Kassimo to name just these few. This young guitarist quickly developed his own style inspired by various styles of music. Among his biggest influences are Bach, Chopin… • Read the full biography

What the media says…

“This Friday, the “Godfather of the Montréal Gypsy jazz scene” returns to Parima for a solo performance, marking the second time in six months that the Thai restaurant has hosted world class Gypsy jazz talent. Lucky us!” — Seven Days, USA

“He plays faster than his shadow. As many know, that is also the case for many European Manouche gypsies […]. Denis, however, who is also equally at ease at Bebop and other jazz styles is somewhat of a Django cosmopolite. As such, he has assimilated both yesterday and today’s artforms.” — Jazz Podium, Germany

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