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

My little Django jams

A song in the swingin' spirit of jazz manouche ...about happy times of adolescence !! :-)) dedicated to my dear DDjohn Junior ;-)

L'âge bête
C'est bon c'est doux c'est chouette
L'âge bête ...
Quand on n'a pas quinze ans

J'ai grandi un peu trop vite 
Je dois rôder un peu la mécanique
Une certaine folie m'habite
Faut m'pardonner Y a comme un hic
Car..
J'ai l'âge bête
C'est bon c'est doux c'est chouette 
La vie est douce et belle 
Et j'ai pas toutes mes dents ...

Je ne fais pourtant rien de mal
A taper partout ma basket balle
Tant pis pour les poteaux,  pots aux fleurs
Si ça casse c'est pas un malheur

L'âge bête (refrain ..)

J'me dis quand quand même
Quand je regarde autour de moi 
C'est quand qu'on en sort de l'age bête
Dis Eddy, dis le moi !!

Refrain + délires (de jeunesse)

Additional collabs on this song welcome  !! (maybe a "brassy"  or "woody" or "other" color ?)

Teenage spirit / L'âge bête / delirium juvenae (version manouche only)

 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)

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)

About this song  ...
https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/bei-mir-bist-du-schoen-4/
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Bass, Guitar : @fingerstyle_guitar
Clarinets /Mix : DDJohn (Steph) : @stevee101
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A real nice gipsy version herebelow (with reallly really good clarinet this time ;-) !
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcv992_jazz-manouche-madamirma-a-tours-bei_music

Bei Mir Bist Du Scheen (With Fingerstyle)

Winter is not over !! Hope this version keeps you warm :))
Lyrics, Vocals : https://soundcloud.com/lucylunegillespie ..(Thank you SO MUCH Lucy, you did such an amazing  job :)))))))))). We'lle be following and supporting you at www.facebook.com/lucylunegillespie?fref=ts . All the best :))
Banjo : @fingerstyle_guitar (Thank you DDF for yor amazing banjo !! :)
Clarinets /Guitar/Mix : DDJohn (Steph) : @stevee101
Teeth clacking, cold wind ...and seagulls from freesound !
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Previous version of the song :
https://soundcloud.com/stevee101/sweet-chilly-georgia-brown-with-fingerstyle-at-the-banjo

Sheesh Georgia Brrrrr (Lucylunegillespie) feat Fingerstyle and DDJohn

Inspired by :
Le soir (Django)
A beautiful djanguesque version here :  https://soundcloud.com/hottigaeru-trio/le-soir-django-reinhardt
AND ...just a bit of fun ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q__RO4pKJZk
Hope you enjoy :)
All Instr/Lyrics/Vocals/Mix : DDJohn (Steph)
(real clarinets and guitar, all the rest, real fingers !)

Ah que j'aime flâner
Le soir, le long des quais
Tout Paris s'illumine et me sourit 

Je remonte la Seine
Comme Django ou Verlaine
Le soir à Paris c'est l'Espoir



Variations Sur Le Soir (Django Reinhardt) Avec Sophie Daumier Et Guy Bedos

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)

Starting this one after watching this wonderful camping jam with James Carter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxCgTHKe9Ss
Singers/any instrument in this good old jamming spirit more than welcome :))
All the best 
Steph 

Lyrics

Every little star above knows the one I love
Sweet Sue, just you
And the moon up high knows the reason why
Sweet Sue, it's you

No one else, it seems ever shares my dreams
And without you, dear, I don't know what I'd do
In this heart of mine you live all the time
Sweet Sue, just you

(Every star above knows the one I love)
It's you, sweet Sue
(And the moon up high knows the reason why)
It's you, sweet Sue

Nobody else it seems ever shares my dreams
And without you, dear, I don't know what I'd do
In this heart of mine you live all the time
Sweet Sue, just you, just you, just you

Sweet Sue (Django Reinhardt)- OPEN JAM-COLLAB :)

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

I've been  a long time fan of Django Reinhardt memorial festival  http://www.festivaldjangoreinhardt.com/
...This year it is taking place in the park of the Chateau of Fontainebleau because of the floods that took place recently ...wonderful to think the king of swing is celebrated in the historical residency of kings of France ...this is my litle jamy song inspired by my visit yesterday ot  the backstage festival I like so much ... Hope you like it !
(short !) Lyrics :
J'ai l'esprit estival
J'aime ce festival 

Festival Estival - Clarinet version

Today is the opening ceremony of Rio Olympic Games!
It's time to remind us the values of Olympism : excellence, friendship and respect !
This is a little musical encouragement message in Klezmer funk mode thinking of all the athletes  who will take part to this traditional universal  gathering, a unique moment in an athlete's life ... 
Do your best, enjoy this fabulous time and may your dreams come true  !!! 
We'll be watching and and suporting  you !!!  :)))

All real or vst instr by Steph (DDJohn)


Citius Altius Fortius

It's mother's day today  in France !
I can't find a better way to say all that than playing this jazz classic from Sidney Bechet
This is my little gipsy jazz version of it, Hope you like it ! 
Thank you for your kind listen and thoughts for all mothers today !
Kindly yours
Steph

Si tu vois ma mère (Sidney Bechet)- Gipsy Jazz version

It's mother's day today  in France !
I can't find a better way to say all that than playing this jazz classic from Sidney Bechet...
This is a compiled arrangement  from two versions , one classical and one in gipsy jazz style  !! , Hope you like it this mix of colors and moods !
Thank you for your kind listen and thoughts for all mothers today !
Kindly yours
Steph

Artwork from my dear mother !

Si tu vois ma mère (Sidney Bechet)- Classic and ... Gipsy Jazz version !

Involved in different local music associations with my clarinet  (in classic and jazzy mode) ,  I also  love to play the guitar, I love to try to create and produce music with Cubase and different other instruments at home. I love all forms of music. 
Thank you reading these lines, for your kind words , listens and all forms of appreciation and support, I'm always happy to explore,  discover new sounds  and collaborate on this unique platform with wonderful musicians  !!

2022 Collabs, Jams and Chansons :
https://on.soundcloud.com/pkz71
Proud to be inducted  in 2022 as an Official Lunatics after this:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-ratzzz/lunatics71-skyline-cosmic-ratzzz-ddjohn?si=aa7c346eca754497a8e4168605590197&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Still so happy to listen to this one with my french SC buddies in the memory of Georges Brassens on this one :
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/les-copains-dabord-george-brassens-with-le-hot-club-de-soundcloud-quebec-usa-fra?si=ec03fb2f0b8b42b1b57522bf07221d14&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
...and loving to play with friends in the marvelous style of Django Reinhardt
https://soundcloud.com/ddjohn/sets/collabs-with-lami-bjp

Album/EP featurings @ the clarinet :

https://soundcloud.com/mountain-songs/take-cripple-club-collab-with-ddjohn-download?in=ddjohn/sets/2015-1/

https://open.spotify.com/album/2XfVKVx3ZE1qUBwoUojmfW
.... and @ the guitar :
https://chrispendergraft.bandcamp.com/track/aint-seen-the-worst-of-it-yet-tribute-to-jimmy-page