best/favorite gypsy guitarist in the us? your opinion

Jazzaferri

Phil

The original post didn't specify whether native or naturalized or living in the USA.

Alfonso Ponticelli and Gonzalo Bergera are my fave US resident soloists in this genre.

Tele295

About guitarists, I can offer an opinion. Quality Scotch, can't help you. Perhaps someone can educate me at DFNW

scot

Dave Biller from Austin Texas is by far the best N American guitarist in this style I've ever heard. His playing is tasteful and really Djangoesque yet he's never copying or playing licks. He's one of the best guitarists anywhere in many styles, yet most people never heard of him. Try finding his CD "Leroy's Swing", you won't be disappointed.

MaxwellGarces

Gonzalo Bergara. no one else even comes close.

dennis

my favorite would have to be Yngwie Malmsteen

MaxwellGarces

dennis wrote:

my favorite would have to be Yngwie Malmsteen

i stand corrected, Dennis. you are so so right. the greatest gypsy jazz player of all time. i heard he was the one who helped django perfect his downward sweep technique.....

pdaigle

I cast a vote for Stephane Wrembel: great player, great teacher and seems like an all round good guy.

Oh, and I agree about the Ardbeg: 1977 bottling if you can get your hands on a bottle.

Cheers,

dennis

django on an yngwie strat.... unfortunately not played by the viking himself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8lmwda0rMI

Jazzaferri

Dennis that one should come with a Surgeon General's warning

MaxwellGarces

i was actually thinking of getting my frets scalloped on my oval hole. if its good enough for Yngwie its good enough for me.