Results for "Joscho Stephan"

Joscho Stephan

Joscho Stephen Trio at Chicago Temple

by Sandra Kozintseva
June 20, 2026

What was scheduled as a single performance on June 9, 2026 at The Chicago Temple quickly became two shows on the same day after the first one sold out. By the time the evening performance began, there wasn't an empty seat in the house. Joined by guitarist Sven Jungbeck and bassist Volker Kamp, Joscho ...

The Legacy of Billy Strayhorn, part I: Lush Life, Take the A Train and more

by Larry Slater
April 10, 2026

Billy Strayhorn had one of the most unusual careers in jazz. Today his genius as a composer of jazz and song is uniformly acknowledged, but that was not the case during his lifetime. Strayhorn spent his entire career as in Duke Ellington's words, “his composing and arranging partner."Many of his most famous creations were ...

Interpreting The Lennon/Mccartney Songbook: Part 1, Early Songs

by Larry Slater
June 27, 2025

Since its earliest days, Jazz musicians have used popular songs as springboards for creative interpretation, reimagining these tunes through the art of improvisation.. The great American songbooks of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin, have long been a staple of the jazz repertoire. Do John Lennon and Paul McCartney belong in this exalted company? I ...

Joscho Stephan and Sven Jungbeck at The Roads Bistro

by Mark Robbins
March 22, 2024

Two of the leading proponents of gypsy jazz made a special appearance at The Roads Bistro recently, Joscho Stephan and Sven Jungbeck. Stephan is a German guitarist known for his interpretations of classical, jazz and pop standards in the style of gypsy jazz. Heavily influenced by the legendary Django Reinhardt, Stephan has garnered a world wide ...