Angelo Debarre
Appearance
Angelo Debarre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒelo dəˈbaʁ] (born on August 19, 1962) is a French Romani manouche gypsy jazz guitarist.
Debarre was born in Saint-Denis, Paris, and began playing at age eight. In 1984 he formed his first group, the Angelo Debarre Quintet. In 1985 they were hired by Serge Camps to play at his Parisian café La Roue Fleurie, where Angelo was discovered by the producer and guitarist Jon Larsen.
Debarre has performed in several Romani and jazz festivals, including Birdland's annual Django Reinhardt Festival[1] He also recorded Mémoires: Memories of Django with Tchavolo Schmitt.
Discography
- Gypsy Guitars (1988) (Hot Club/Jon Larsen)
- La Roue Fleurie (1991) (Hot Club/Jon Larsen)
- Caprice (1998) (Hot Club/Jon Larsen)
- Romano Baschepen (1999) (Al Sur/NordSud)
- Portrait of Angelo Debarre (2002) (Hot Club/Jon Larsen)
- Come into My Swing (2003) with Ludovic Beier, (Le Chant du Monde)
- Angelo Is Back in Town (2004) (Hot Club/Jon Larsen)
- Entre Amis (2005) with Ludovic Beier (Le Chant du Monde)
- Paroles de Swing (2008) with Ludovic Beier (Le Chant du Monde)
- Trio tout à cordes (2008) (Le Chant du Monde)
- Live in Le Quecumbar (2010) with the Angelo Debarre Quartet (Fremeaux)
- Gypsy Unity (2010) (Le Chant du Monde)