(Nelson, NY – March 2013) On April 5 Stephane Wrembel and his band will bring their French gypsy jazz to the stage of the Nelson Odeon at 8 p.m.
Wrembel has been called “a revelation” by Rolling Stone. Woody Allen recruited him to score the theme to the 2012 Academy Award-winning film Midnight in Paris, and he performed live during the 2012 Oscar’s telecast.
To say that French-born guitarist and composer—who learned his craft among the Gypsies at campsites in the French countryside—has already had a remarkable career would be an understatement. One can’t listen to Wrembel’s music without thinking of the most famous Gypsy musician of them all, Django Reinhardt. “I listened to my first Django record, as a musician, when I was 19 or 20 — and I thought it was completely magic,” Wrembel says. “I heard notes that I never heard before. There was a complete, different, hidden language. And this istheir way of communicating; it’s a very subtle way, and a very poetic way, and a very spiritual way to communicate with each other with music.”
This virtuoso, who is now Brooklyn-based, has truly just begun to make his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music.
About The Nelson Odeon
In 2010, the historic Nelson Grange was converted into The Nelson Odeon, a small community-minded center for performances, nestled in the scenic rolling hills of Central New York.
And it appears that we’re doing a pretty good job. The feedback we’ve received over the past two years has been phenomenal. Visitors love the space, the sound, the people, and the bands. Every person who visits walks away with the knowledge that this is avenue that is focused on music.
Come and find out for yourself what everyone is talking about.
The Nelson Odeon is located at 4035 Nelson Road just north of Route 20.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, visit www.nelsonodeon.com.
Upcoming shows:
April 6: Emedin Rivera’s Tropical Turbulence with Edgar Pagan
April 19: Tracy Grammer
April 20: Los Blancos
May 3: David Wilcox with special guests Loren Barrigar and Mark Mezengarb
May 11: Mia Dyson
May 25: 2nd Annual Skunk Funk featuring Rabbit in the Rye, Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, Jack Grace Band