Photo: J. Elon Goodman
With that exposure, a brand new and voluminous fan base sought after Wrembel’s latest album — last year’s Origins — and his four previous recordings.
Wrembel actually began studying Classical piano at age four but switched to guitar at 16 in order to learn Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Genesis songs. While a student at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, Wrembel attended the Django Reinhardt Festival and became fascinated with Gypsy Jazz. He studied composition, arrangement and contemporary Classical Music and spent a good deal of time playing around campfires, learning from actual Gypsies. Wrembel was ultimately awarded a scholarship to Boston’s Berklee College of Music where he graduated with highest honors in music performance.
Relocating to New York City afforded Wrembel the opportunity to absorb American music and incorporate it into his musical arsenal; his hybridized style was evident on his 2001 debut, Introducing Stephane Wrembel, and was even more potently displayed on Origins, a confluence of his Rock, Gypsy Jazz and Blues influences.
Stephane Wrembel spins his gossamer guitar web between the sturdy pillars of Django Reinhardt and Jimmy Page, and it is a breathtakingly beautiful thing to behold.STEPHANE WREMBEL performs Saturday, Jan. 19 at Blue Wisp Jazz Club Downtown.
