Matteo Mancuso - young fusion star plays Django

AndyW

If your tastes run to a modern guitar jazz fusion, you'll be aware of the incredible young guitarist from Palermo in Sicily.

Check out some of his newer videos, his right hand technique is unique ( and perhaps not particularly usable in gypsy jazz )

I was surprised to see him playing with a GJ style backing track on an old Django favourite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ongw9Otg4fQ

Buco

Just recently a friend gave me a heads up on him. He is scary good. Nice guy though.

wim

Good playing!

This right hand style is not unique but it's certainly rare, Sandro Lorier for example plays with a similar technique- see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k-Uany-5QE

And I recognized the theme, it's directly from Bireli! -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwmpuvj8dSw

AndyW

nicely spotted, Wim, lots of similarities to Bireli's solo, which I assume Matteo has been studying.

He's a real player though, imho, much more than just a sound-alike :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW2iLXlMBGA

wim

Sounds great, what a brilliant player! I like that shirt too