Biréli Lagrène – Guitarists You Have Never Heard of 1

Biréli Lagrène is an amazing Jazz guitarist. He sort of plays his own breed of gypsy jazz and I like it. You hear me talking on here from time to time about “acoustic shredding”. Well this guy can do it… but jazzified.

First emerging as a 13-year-old guitar prodigy in the 80s, Lagrène was often compared to guitarist Django Reinhardt. At that time the boy had been playing for 9 years already. That’s right… started when he was 4. After a few albums Biréli tried to shake the Reinhardt parallels by changing his style to more of a rock-fusion sound. His current music is more jazz oriented, but still has that strong Reinhardt influence.

If you liked the above video, check out Biréli Lagrène’s official website.

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One Response to “Biréli Lagrène – Guitarists You Have Never Heard of 1”

  1. I would add Stochelo Rosenberg to the mix of “Guitarists You Have Never Heard Of”. He is another gypsy jazz prodigy with phenomenal technique and a tremendous musical sense.

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