DjanGo!! (De Cauter/Lafertin)

Bio:

‘Django did something that only a few could do; he was so exceptional that he was able to forge his own music genre (Gypsy swing). He was a virtuoso guitar player with a fantastic feeling for lyricism, structure and balance. His unmistakable genius lies in the way he so effortlessly combined jazz with musette and gypsy music to create masterpieces which have passed and will continue to pass the test of time.
He is considered to be one of the most important musical icons of the 20th century.’ Waso De Cauter



In 1953 Django Reinhardt passed away. He was without a doubt the greatest personality in jazz that came from Europe.
In 2003 Waso De Cauter started a tribute project to honour the genius of Django.
The idea behind the project was not so much to copy nor cover the playing and music by this guitar master but to give a personal interpretation of the genre.
DjanGo! is not a band but a project with the aim to remain a constantly evolving and innovative group of musicians, always broadening the repertoire and exploring new possibilities within the language – as did Django himself.


The first fase in 2003 was a double quartet exploring Django’s beginning in musette with two great musicians from Paris; guitarist Patrick Saussois and accordionist Daniel Colin and Django’s creation of his own language with stylists Koen De Cauter on clarinet and Fapy Lafertin on guitar.
The rhythm was provided by two sons of Koen; Waso De Cauter on guitar and Dajo De Cauter on double bass.

In 2004 the project slightly changed by replacing Daniel Colin by violin virtuoso Tcha Limberger. The focus being the golden ‘Hot Club de France’ years of Django.
That formation recorded a live concert which also featured the tenor sax player Joop Ayal (°1925) being a direct link with the first generation style of great tenor saxophone players in jazz: Ben Webster and especially Coleman Hawkins who played and recorded often with Django.

In 2005 the project wanted to emphasise on Django’s often underestimated ‘electric period’: after creating a whole new sound (electric-acoustic guitar and –often two- clarinet(s) replacing the violin) Django continued, stylistically and harmonically, to redefine standards.
Clarinet player Myrddin De Cauter (another son of Koen) replaced Tcha and Joop.

In 2007 Patrick went on doing his great music and the concept again changed.
Drummer Lionel Beuvens and guitarplayer Bart Vervaeck provide extra strength and swing to the rhythm section and also American cornet player Jon Birdsong joined.
The homage now broadened there interpretations from the early to the late Django who kept on evolving (bebop) until his early death in ’53.
And just like the master... the adventure and search for beauty and 'joie de vivre' are the greatest concerns.
Because, in the end, the most important thing of all is the musical instincts of the artists, making the music’s emotions the key element and take the audience on a journey through the musical landscape of Django Reinhardt… always in search of beauty.





PS: I know some people are offended by the use of the name "DjanGo!!" - but, there is no other meaning than a hommage to Django Reinhardt. We are not saying that we are the only true heirs of his legacy nor that only we are entitled to use his name...
It's just a title chosen for a project in a land where the masses seem to forget their legends!


The new cd (on De Werf in co-production with Spocus Records) is out now;
100 years of Django Reinhardt must be celebrated

You can order the new cd on
www.dewerf.be
or on
www.spocus.be


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Member Since:

March 23, 2007

Members:

Line up:

Koen De Cauter:
soprano saxophone, clarinet and vocals
Fapy Lafertin:
guitar
Jon Birdsong:
cornet
Myrddin De Cauter:
clarinet
Waso De Cauter:
guitar
Bart Vervaeck:
guitar
Dajo De Cauter:
double bass
Lionel Beuvens:
drum



Also played with DjanGo!:

Patrick Saussois:
guitar
Daniel Colin:
accordion
Tcha Limberger:
violin, guitar
Joop Ayal:
tenor saxophone
Xavier Bronchard:
guitar
Manolo Cabras:
double bass
Piet Verbist:
double bass
Arne Van Dongen:
double bass
Frederik Van Den Berghe:
drum
Cesar Janssens:
drum
Emilien Legendre:
drum





Booking/Management:

CollaGE Producties

Bonheidensteenweg 38,
2812 Muizen - Mechelen
Info@huubcolla.be
www.collageproducties.be
tel: +32 (0)485/71.61.57

Influences:

Django Reinhardt

Sounds Like:

NEW CD:

‘DjanGo!!’ - A Tribute


tracks:

1 - Mabel

2 - Nuages

3 - Speevey

4 - Rêverie

5 - Le vieux Leon

6 - Bernie's Tune

7 - Moonray

8 - Minor Swing

9 - Plachterida

10 - Solveig's Song

11 - Bolero

12 - Djangology

13 - Anouman

14 - Place de Brouckère

15 - Réflexion


line-up:

Koen De Cauter: soprano sax, guitar, vocals
Fapy Lafertin: guitar
Myrddin De Cauter: clarinet
Jon Birdsong: cornet
Waso De Cauter: guitar
Bart Vervaeck: guitar
Dajo De Cauter: double bass
Lionel Beuvens: drums
Frederik Van den Berghe: drums


info:

Producer: Waso De Cauter for Spocus Records

Executive Producers:
Rik Bevernage and Benny Claeysier for De Werf

Recorded by Robbe Kieckens in De Werf, Bruges
march/april, 2010
Editing and mix: Waso De Cauter and Robbe Kieckens at Studio Gallinella, Ghent

Lay out: Marijke Deweerdt - Folio
Photography: Stefe Jiroflée
Portrait of Django: Waso De Cauter

A production from:
De Werf

Co-produced by:
Spocus Records
De Werf: W.E.R.F 083

© De Werf, 2010.
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more info: www.dewerf.be



FIRST CD:

‘DjanGo!’ - a tribute to Django Reinhardt


tracks:

1 - Swing Guitares

2 - Manoir de mes Rêves

3 - Blues en Mineur

4 - Body and Soul

5 - Embraceable You

6 - l' Âme des Poètes

7 - Mélodie au Crépuscule

8 - Avalon

9 - Lentement Mademoiselle

10 - Out of Nowhere

11 - Flambée Montalbanaise

12 - Just One for Babik

13 - When Day is Done

14 - Chant in the Night

15 - Django's Tiger


line-up:

Koen De Cauter: soprano sax, guitar, vocals
Fapy Lafertin: guitar
Patrick Saussois: guitar
Joop Ayal: tenor sax
Tcha Limberger: violin, guitar
Waso De Cauter: guitar
Dajo De Cauter: double bass


info:

Producer: Waso De Cauter

Executive Producers:
Rik Bevernage en Filip Delmotte for De Werf
Patrick Saussois for Djaz Records
Jari Demeulemeester for AB

Live recorded by Sven Van Alsenoy in the AB club, Ancienne Belgique
on the 14th and 15th of June, 2004
Mix: Sven Van Alsenoy and Waso De Cauter

Lay out: Waso De Cauter
Photography: Marc De Clercq

A co-production from:
De Werf, AB and Djaz records
De Werf: W.E.R.F 045
Djaz Records: DJ 562-2

© De Werf/DJAZ records, 2004.
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more info: www.dewerf.be

Record Label:

De Werf