This is a little compilation of jams with SC friends on covers/creations in gipsy jazz (Django!) style. Vive Django !

My little Django jams

 Italy-France SC collaboration
Guitars : Lorenzo Rovito
Double bass : Riccardo Ievoli 
Clarinets : Stephano (DDJohn)  ;-)
Please visit Lorenzo Rovito's SC page  (https://soundcloud.com/lorenzo-rovito) and listen to his amazing recordings in pure Django style ...

Nuages  (Django Reinhardt) - ft. Lorenzo Rovito

Douce Ambiance (WIP-demo-Open Collab)

Recorded in 1971 by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan.

Alone Again Naturally feat Mabel

This is a very special song in the Beatles universe (www.omgfacts.com/lists/6292/Paul-…ust-16-years-old) and a very special song to me as a clarinetist and Beatles lover ... not many pop/rock artists except the Beatles /Supertramp /Zappa have used the clarinet !! ...
Hope you enjoy our little tribute/ revisit of this classic ...with just a little swingy twist ;-)

Made with a very big help from my musician friends ! :)
Vocals : https://soundcloud.com/jean-michel-george
First guitar solo : https://soundcloud.com/pierrou
Second guitar solo :https://soundcloud.com/davidmcwilliams
Please visit these wonderful musicians and people !
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Original idea, all other instr., mix (and so much fun imagining/doing this -  Merci Soundcloud ! :)) : https://soundcloud.com/stevee101

When I'm Sixty-Four (The Beatles)  with Jean-Michel George, Pierrou & David  McWilliams (USA-FRA)

02 /12/2016 : This is now a very special song to me and all of us ...I'm thinking of Michel Martineau  @michel-martineau who joined this little adventure so special to me  ...We miss you Michel 
This is our tribute to Georges Brassens, on one of his most popular songs celebrating friendship and fraternity :))
Hope you enjoy :))
(Magic) Clarinet solo and additional arrangements for the second instrumental part : https://soundcloud.com/michel-martineau
Violin : https://soundcloud.com/drkatrinamaxwell 
Drums : https://soundcloud.com/papagno
Bass - 1st part : https://soundcloud.com/chris-pendergraft
Banjo : https://soundcloud.com/fingerstyle_guitar
Vocals (from start) : https://soundcloud.com/alexis-roche-2
Vocals ( alias Michel Simon..ahahah), slide : https://soundcloud.com/imre-lodbrog
Vocals (from "Au moindre coup de Trafalgar"), lead guitar, rythmic guitar : https://soundcloud.com/pierrou

Thank you all so much :))

Vocals (from "fluctuat nec mergitur") , rythmic guitar, clarinet arrangements, mix and so much  fun : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn

Georges, on t'aime !! :))

Bien fraternellement à  tous 

Steph

Collab description : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-clarinets

All contributions can be found at :https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/les-copains-dabord-george

For our english speaking friends, no need to learn French to sing along !!  here's a great western style version totally in the same spirit and the best translation I think ;-) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDO254-d6_k
Lyrics : http://lyricstranslate.com/fr/asleep-wheel-friendship-first-les-copains-dabord-lyrics.html
Another beautiful brazilian version :
https://soundcloud.com/trio-esperanca/les-copains-dabord
The original with Mr Georges : www.youtube.com/watch?v=rslShTbqNbo

Les Copains d'abord (Georges Brassens) by Le Hot Club de SoundCloud (Québec -USA-SWE-SWI- FRA)

these are our most precious pieces on our music journey: self compositions.
We are influenced by different other music styles that you can listen to in the other albums (being all released soon)
Dies sind unsere wertvollsten Stücke auf unserer musikalischen Reise: Eigenkompositionen.
Wir sind von verschiedenen anderen Musikstilen beeinflusst, die ihr auf den anderen Alben hören könnt (die alle bald veröffentlicht werden)

Guitar favourite melody  (Chris Lutz) with drums (Sarah Kugler)

A thousand times

After taking this photo, I got on this train... no chance to see outside... so cool... ;)

In A Jedi Mind

I am a human

My baby's got it written on her stone
She says you gotta make it on your own
She says live your life, don't be alone
But I don't have a heart of stone

It hurts, it hurts me now
It hurts, it hurts me now

Looking back, through the years
All the joy, and all the tears
The hills we climbed, and many walks
Lying in bed late at night, as we talked

472. written in stone (harding).mp3

method: all digital
poem, image, sounds and composition: copyright jo richter

send me a life
nicely wrapped
and simply add
the shipping address

at the end of the lane
at the end of the lane

billing address

Backstage

Spiral Devotion techno @leon violin throw

Imagine yourself as a kid. Didn't you want to spread your wings and fly away just like a bird? Or a dragon?

https://youtu.be/1hCDLlSo7OY

This is all about a child's dream come true: Elven's Ride.

It begins with the suspicion of the villagers towards Elven's strange desire to learn more about dragons. Elven follows his heart and enters the realm of the dragons in the inaccessible mountains. His first encounter is reverential. A dragon, young like Elven himself, shares the same curiosity and they become friends. A journey through danger, fear, romance and wondrousness. 

This track basically consists of one single theme which is varied and developed all the way until the end. 

It starts with a unsettled minor vibe conveyed by strings and woodwinds. The brass enters and the volume raises. The theme, now played by the horns has a much more heroic touch and is accompanied by a high strings ostinato.

The faster, more rhythmic and adventurous part leads into some action, provided by low strings ostinato. After a suspenseful interplay the theme occurs again as a heroic trumpet fanfare.

Now it's time for a bit of romance played mainly by the strings section in 3/4. This is a new B theme but it's finished with a solo trumpet of the main theme. A quiet and solemn variation leads then into the final climax with the full orchestra.

Elven's Ride

This is a really fun jam - done in record times ! -  with David (https://soundcloud.com/davidmcwilliams2) , very much inspired by  Master Django https://www.google.fr/?ion=1&espv=2#q=Django+aall+of+me

It's wonderful to be able to  jam like this  between USA and France thanks to SC !!  Our dear Django must be smiling up there ;-)

Jamming friends welcome  ! I'd be more than happy to mix in your stem  for another longer version ! Here's 
- one base track with guitars only (4 turns)
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-base/s-CnT0x
- complete base track with second clarinets (7 turns, you can play 1/3/5/7 solo (impro or theme) and play with background clarinets/guitars !
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-complete-base-track-with-second-clarinets/s-CvUrZ 

Live jam after this ! : https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-live-at-the-kustom-cafe

All Of Me -  with David Mac Williams

Live version with  teachers and students from our local music school :) Was great fun :)))
Had a wonderful SC cloud jam before that one with my friend David :  https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/all-of-me-with-david-mac-williams


All of me - Jam with FLC team -  Live at the Kustom Cafe

Passionate Musician & Sound Explorer Clarinetist (classic & jazz), guitarist, and home producer—my musical journey is all about creation, improvisation, and connecting with fellow artists. From jazz manouche to electronic experiments, I embrace all forms of music and love blending genres.
🎤 On Stage & In the Studio
•	2025: Concerts with the band Catimini (https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1416649306133283&set=pcb.1416649352799945)
Concerts with the TDB of Veneux les Sablons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoF7mwm60t0)
•	2024: Featured on UK’s SoulRootsRadio ( after 1 :14 @ https://www.mixcloud.com/SoulRootsRadio/dj-murzi-the-murzi-show-64/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOqA_5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe4rznifwfxQVuqJtHt1DnYnFQxAqt2b7rZ0cj3ux89HfVZkklGSzSFGaGi9s_aem_5NIKjvG7RqcEdEzvAeN9cQ) 
•	2023 : Performing as clarinetist for OPPF (Orchestre Philharmonique du Pays de Fontainebleau) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9AxNVZJVqQ
•	2022: Proudly inducted as an Official Lunatic71 after collaborating on Skyline with Cosmic-Ratzzz  on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn)
•	Collaborations on SoundCloud since 2013: From jams to finished tracks, like my tribute to Georges Brassens (https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Ddjohn%20%E2%80%93%20Les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra) or Mountain Songs (clarinet on Take Cripple Club https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download) or in reggae mode  (https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW?flow_ctx=a0564696-da34-4b8f-88e4-d25761e2a0f5%3A1765666094)
🎛️ Producing at Home I craft my music using Cubase, mixing acoustic instruments with electronic textures. 
🌍 A Musical Community SoundCloud is my playground for sharing, discovering, and connecting. Thank you for listening, your kind words, and your support—it means the world to me.
🔗 Influences & Projects:
•	Inspired by the Beatles, Supertramp, Django Reinhardt, Georges Brassens, 80’s music and everything in between.
•	Played guitar on Ain’t No Sunshine by Chris Pendergraft (Bandcamp)
💬 Let’s Collaborate! Hit me up for gigs, projects,or just to talk music!

Douce Ambiance (WIP-demo-Open Collab)

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