Teachers

HUGO GUEZBAR

The creation of the Django spin-off in Montmartre, Swing sur les Abbesses, gave rise to a weekly gathering held every Thursday at the famous café Le Saint Jean, which you may remember from your visit last year. Among the guitarists I have invited to join me in opening these now well-known jam sessions is the young Hugo Guezbar, who regularly drops by as a neighbor to delight us with his elegant and expressive playing, at the crossroads of swing, gypsy jazz, and bebop.

A sensitive and refined musician, he stands out for his precise melodic phrasing and his great command of improvisation. Active on many stages and involved in numerous projects, Hugo Guezbar embodies a new generation of guitarists deeply rooted in the gypsy jazz tradition while bringing to it a personal and modern touch. Our encounters led me to embrace the idea of appointing him as the principal instructor for this third edition.

In jazz, as in so many other things, one must know how to remain young at heart—generous and bold—even when working within a musical style that refers to another era. I hope that, like me, you will be captivated by this exceptional musician.

MARIUS BOJAN

Those of you who attended the Swing sur les Abbesses festival last year had the opportunity to discover Marius performing in a trio alongside Julien Cattiaux and Claudius Dupont.

Marius Bojan is a French guitarist specializing in gypsy jazz and is highly active on today’s Paris jazz scene. He is regarded as a rising “gem” of French jazz guitar, blending tradition and modernity in his playing.

His style is firmly rooted in the gypsy jazz tradition, with a strong influence from the master Django Reinhardt. He also incorporates elements of modern American jazz, notably colors reminiscent of Wes Montgomery, giving his playing a distinctive melodic sensitivity.

His project Django Meets Wes perfectly illustrates this fusion between European tradition and American jazz.

He regularly performs in a trio format, which highlights the interaction between lead guitar, rhythm, and double bass. His frequent appearances in this setting have made him a well-known figure among gypsy jazz enthusiasts in Paris.

Philippe BAUDOIN

Pianist, composer, arranger, teacher, author of educational works, producer of records and radio programs, collector.

Philippe Baudoin has performed as pianist alongside Bill Coleman, Mezz Mezzrow, Albert Nicholas, Buddy Tate, Benny Carter, Vic Dickenson, Cat Anderson, Guy Laffitte, Catherine Russell… Co-director of the Anachronic Jazz Band, he has participated in some twenty recordings.

Teacher at CIM and Arpej French jazz schools. Lecturer in jazz history and techniques at the Sorbonne for 15 years, he has written numerous technical and historical articles and brochures, as well as two books, one in two volumes: “JAZZ MODE D’EMPLOI” and “Une Chronologie du jazz”. Has given courses at the Cité de la Musique for middle-school students.

Musical advisor and on-screen contributor to a medium-length film on George Gershwin directed by Alain Resnais in 1991.

Has produced jazz programs for France Musique and France Culture.

Member of the Académie du jazz, he was also in charge of the jazz commission at the “Académie Charles Cros”.

Has designed and produced four exhibitions on jazz and participated in the exhibition “Le siècle de jazz” (a century of jazz)(2009).

Currently finishing a historical and musicological work on Django Reinhardt.

Julien CATTIAUX

Accompaniment on the guitar

Julien Cattiaux is probably the most sought-after accompanist in Paris today. He plays regularly with the Gwen Cahue quartet, Romane and Daniel John Martin, the Tchavolo Schmitt quartet, the Pierre Manetti trio and Django Génération. Julien will help you deepen your knowledge of the art of guitar accompaniment. After applying yourself to “making a chord sound right”, you’ll work on the famous “pompe” as well as other rhythms regularly practiced in the style.

LEO ULLMANN

Born in 1989, Léo Ullmann began playing the violin at the age of four and a half. He started his musical studies at the Conservatory of Paris’s 10th arrondissement in the class of Julien Dieudegard. Over the course of five years of study, he acquired solid violin fundamentals and developed a passion for going further.

In 2001, he entered the CRR (Regional Conservatory) of Boulogne-Billancourt. There, he studied violin with Catherine Montier and later with Sébastien Surel; chamber music with Hortense Cartier-Bresson and Marie-Françoise Pallot; and musical analysis with Naji Hakim.

He is currently completing a Master’s degree at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels, where he now resides, studying in the class of Valery Oistrakh. He has also taken part in masterclasses with Laurent Korcia, Dong-Suk Kang, Pavel Vernikov, Philippe Graffin, among others.

Alongside his classical training, from a very young age he developed a strong interest in Gypsy music, Balkan music, and jazz. He has performed with various ensembles and has taken part in concerts with the great Hungarian violinist Roby Lakatos.

DANIEL GARLITSKY

Daniel Garlitsky is a Russian violinist born in 1982 in Moscow. He settled in France in the early 1990s and is now internationally active as a performer, pedagogue, composer, and conductor.

He comes from a renowned family of musicians. His grandfather, Mikhail Garlitsky, founded the well-known Step by Stepviolin method. His father, Boris Garlitsky, is a laureate of the Paganini Competition and served as concertmaster with major ensembles such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Daniel began studying the violin (as well as the piano) at the age of six at the Gnessin Specialized School in Moscow. He later continued his studies in France at the Lyon Conservatory, and then at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), where he graduated cum laude, receiving a special prize for his final recital. Today, Daniel Garlitsky performs in repertoires ranging from Baroque music to contemporary works.

Daniel Garlitsky is also active in contemporary gypsy jazz. He takes part in projects that revisit the legacy of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, notably with the Quintette du Hot Club de France—a modern re-creation of the legendary ensemble, featuring guitarist Duved Dunayevsky.

David REINHARDT

David is the son of Babik Reinhardt and the grandson of Django Reinhardt.

He made his debut at the age of six, accompanied by his father Babik at the Django d’or in 1993. Since then, he has played in numerous gypsy jazz formations, including Christian Escoudé’s New Gypsy Trio (where he inherited his father’s position), as well as Noé Reinhardt, Romane, Stochelo Rosenberg… He created the David Reinhardt Trio in 2008, and is gradually moved away from the gypsy style.

Today, David shares his time between his role as pastor and teaching guitar. He also worked closely with Étienne Comar on the film “Django”.

Gilles REA

Gilles Réa is a musician, guitarist and educator.
He is one of the prominent guitarists on the French jazz scene, with a skilful, fluid and highly cultured style of playing!
A professional since the ’80s, he has played with a number of leading figures in French and foreign jazz, including Gérard Badini, Michel Grailler, Al Levitt, Charles Saudrais, Alain Jean Marie, Romane, Daniel John Martin, Stan Laferrière, Lalo Schifrin and Bob Mintzer.
From the outset of his career, he has been keen to pass on his passion for jazz (history, analysis and guitar), teaching at numerous conservatories and music schools such as the CRR de Paris, the CIM and the Romane School. He now shares this passion on his website and Youtube, where you can discover transcriptions of great soloists and interviews with jazz personalities!

Daniel John MARTIN

Of Franco-British origin, Daniel was one of Didier Lockwood’s first students, who declared him to be one of the finest violinists of his generation. He has recorded several albums, notably with the guitarist ROMANE, Julien CATTIAUX and William BRUNARD, with whom he tours on national and international stages. Today, Daniel is a fervent advocate of the jazz style “à la Django et Stéphane”, but he will also soon be releasing an album of his jazz-rock compositions for an electric quintet alongside Robben Ford, Olivier Hutman, Henri Dorina and Francis Arnaud. The latter is accompanied by a string quartet led by Line Kruse, for which he also writes the arrangements.

On the program: the study of selected standards. How to decipher harmony by creating a common thread. Phrase development. Developing your ear…