Monday, October 02, 2023

AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Stephane Wrembel


Artist:Stephane Wrembel

Song:Bistro Fada

Album:Midnight in Paris: Music from the Motion Picture


Stephane Wrembel is a Django Reinhart influenced guitarist who is best known for his music appearing in Woody Allen films. Bistro Fada appeared in the 2011 film Midnight in Paris. He was born Feb. 27, 1974 in Paris But he grew up in Fontainebleau. He started taking piano lessons at age four. Wrembel started playing guitar as a teen mostly to learn 70s rock. Then he got into jazz and especially guitarist Django Reinhardt who is revered in Fontainebleau where he lived. Wrembel studied at the American School of Modern Music and then at Berklee in Boston. He released his debut album after graduating. Though Wrembel plays in Reinhardt's style, he writes his own songs. He also records for his own label. Wrembel recorded with mandolinist David Grisman in 2005. His song Big Brother got Woody Allen's attention and he used it in his 2008 film Vicky Christina Barcelona. Then he used Bistro Fada as the theme for his 2011 film Midnight in Paris. The film was nominated for several Oscars and Wrembel performed on the Oscars. Bistro Fada is from Wrembel's 2011 album Origins with Koran Hasanagic on rhythm guitar, Dave Speranza on bass, Nick Anderson on drums and David Langlois on washboard and percussion. This album is available as a digital download. But Bistro Fada appears on the Midnight in Paris Soundtrack and that is available as a budget CD. Most music fans should know that Allen is big vintage jazz fan and that's on the CD. It's on Sony's Madison Gate label. Wrembel released his latest album in 2023. Guitar fans should check him out. Here's Stephane Wrembel performing Bistro Fada on El Ganzo Sessions July 28, 2017.


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