Hi! Greetings from France! 🇳🇱 Last minute date! Just finished Sessions Manouches in the Cévennes, and just added a new concert in Nuenen, Holland — the city where Van Gogh painted over 200 paintings. I'll be performing with Sinti guitarist Paulus Schäfer and Swiss jazz violinist Eva Slongo. We're at Café De Stam at 2:30PM (FEW SPOTS LEFT) and 8:00PM (SOLD OUT). 🏕️ Camp Django in Ashland, OR is coming up fast. Oct 7th-11th — come join me, Sam Farthing, Paulus Schäfer, Tim Kliphuis and Eva Slongo for four days of full gypsy jazz immersion. We only have a handful of spots left. There are very affordable (and comfortable) bunk room options available; they end up being about $175 for the entire event. Are you a professional working musician? You may qualify for a scholarship — all the information is below. 👕 Lastly — here I am with my new (old) shirt, at the Centre Stéphane Grappelli in the South of France. I spent a few days here relaxing, recording, and practicing guitar. I'm wearing a shirt once owned by Stéphane Grappelli, one of the biggest innovators of jazz violin. Without Grappelli, Django would never have become so famous.

Just posted my solo guitar arrangement of Manhã de Carnaval — you might also know it as the theme from Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro), the 1959 film that won the Palme d'Or and the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. This arrangement is inspired by one of my favorite guitarists, Kosta Lukacs. Recorded solo at Jazztone Studios in Valencia! What song would you like to hear as solo guitar?

I keep seeing bad advice about "La Pompe" out there, so I put together 4 tips to actually improve your gypsy jazz rhythm. Posted the full video — check it out! Happy to answer questions in the comments if anything needs unpacking. Let me know what else you would like to have lessons on!