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| Harri Stojka's First US Appearances Zoho Music announced the first US appearances for Gypsy Jazz guitarist Harri Stojka. He will perform live at the Detroit Jazz Festival, September 3 and 4? and in New York City, September 6th. His CD A Tribute To Gypsy Swing was released in the US on Zoho Music on August 15, 2006. Harri Stojka is a Roma Gypsy born in Vienna and raised with a guitar in his hands. His Tribute to Gypsy Guitar immediately brings to mind Django Reinhardt and his Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Stojka and his quartet, with guest violinist Eva Berky, do cover several tunes associated with Reinhardt, including "Avalon, " "Nuages" and "Limehouse Blues." The album, however, is a valentine to a guitar style, not simply to Reinhardt. Among the many treats are an elegant version of Sidney Bechet's "Petite Fleur" and the delightful cover of Sammy Cahn's "Bei Mir Bist Du Scheen." Stojka is a fluent, agile guitarist with a flair for arranging and the sense to work with superb sidemen--Philip Van Vleck, Billboard Magazine write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |