Ferre Brothers

The gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt AS WELL AS THE Hot Club Of France continues to be inherited from the Ferre Brothers — Boulou (born 1951) and Elios (born 1956). The sons and nephews of ex-Reinhardt accompanists, the Ferres consider their role significantly, carrying on to evolve the tradition they inherited. Their 1998 recording, “NY NY”, features their playing on guitar for the very first time. A graduate from the Conservatoire Country wide in Paris, Boulou Ferre continues to be attracting attention along with his acoustic guitar virtuosity since early child years. Beginning to play the six-stringed device at age seven, he produced his documenting debut a 12 months later, associated French vocalist Jean Ferret. Despite his early age, it was apparent Ferre had an all natural affinity for your guitar.The A&R man was so impressed that he offered the youngster a four year record offer. Ferre released his debut record, “Bluesette”, on the sensitive age group of twelve. The next year, he used John Coltrane on the Antilles-Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival. Ferre documented his breakthrough record, “Jazz/Left Loan company”. In an assessment of the record, “Downbeat” had written, “his attack can be percussive-he has fiercely and intensely, sounding certain of himself-quite articulate and he possesses exceptional technique”. Like his old sibling, Elios Ferre can be Conservatoire Country wide graduate. Ferre, whose early passions had been in flamenco electric guitar playing, performed his debut concert at age thirteen. He succumbed to his brothers’ pressing him towards jazz 2 yrs later. Through the early to middle-1970s, the Ferre brothers proved helpful seperately. While Boulou used Dexter Gordon and T-Bone Walker throughout their travels of France and joined up with Dizzy Gillespie’s quartet, Elios followed Larry Coryell along with his warm chordal patterns and basslines. Both brothers begun to collaborate in 1978. Their debut record being a duo, “Pour Django”, premiered the following season.