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Release shows to be held on May 5 at The Woodland in Maplewood, N.J,, and May 6 at Town Hall in NYC during the 20^th anniversary of Django A Gogo Music Festival and Guitar Camp

Maplewood, NJ—Proclaimed jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel will release his 17^th recording, Django New Orleans, on May 5, 2023, on vinyl, CD and all streaming platforms on his own Water Is Life Records.  The release coincides with the 20^th anniversary of his annual event, Django A Gogo Music Festival and Guitar Camp, which takes place May 3-7, 2023.  Stephane Wrembel’s Django New Orleans will perform twice during the festival; Friday, May 5 at The Woodland in Maplewood, NJ, and Saturday, May 6 at The Town Hall.

This NYC-based group led by Wrembel made their debut in November of 2021 with 8 sold-out shows at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz At Lincoln Center. Django New Orleans, the group and the recording, pays homage to the legendary guitarist and composer, Django Reinhardt, blending the traditional sounds of New Orleans, from swing to second lines, with the voices of Sinti jazz guitar that continue to fascinate music lovers around the world.

Stephane Wrembel, one of the most highly regarded guitarists in the world specialized in the style of Reinhardt, is best known for his original compositions “Bistro Fada” (Midnight in Paris) and  “Big Brother” (Vicki Cristina Barcelona).  As the musical director for Django New Orleans, Wrembel has brought together some of the finest jazz musicians in the New York City area including: Josh Kaye on rhythm guitar; Joe Boga on trumpet; Adrien Chevalier on violin; Joe Correia on sousaphone; David Langlois on percussion; Nick Driscoll on clarinet and soprano saxophone; Sarah King on vocals; and Scott Kettner on drums.

Django New Orleans was recorded live in the studio at Windmill Agency Studios in Scranton, Pa., with Eric Ritter at the helm.  Ritter recorded, mixed and mastered the record.  The cover art features an original drawing by Wrembel, who also wrote the liner notes.

The track listing for Django New Orleans:

1-Tiger Rag (Original Dixieland Jass Band)

2-Nypheas (Django Reinhardt)

3-Dinah (Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young)

4-Caravan (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington)

5-Confessin’ That I love You (Chris Smith, Sterling Grant)

6-Bourbon Street Parade (Paul Barbarin)

7-Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho (traditional)

8-St James Infirmary (traditional)

9-Bistro Fada (Stephane Wrembel)

10-Dark Eyes (traditional)

Jason Olaine, V.P. Programming for Jazz At Lincoln, comments, “Django New Orleans is a downhome party meets a high-end listening experience, as Stephane organically blends the music of Reinhardt and classic New Orleans repertoire together with just the right amount of understated flash and acoustic funk. The second-line spirit of Congo Square – replete with tuba, acoustic bass, horns, washboard/percussion and bass drum — has a French flair as Stephane’s tasteful (yet pyrotechnic) acoustic guitar work is augmented by an equally virtuosic violin and additional guitar. Django New Orleans is the best of both worlds.”

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Partridge to tour extensively in the Southeast and Midwest in Spring of 2023

New York, NY—Today Abe Partridge released the third single and video entitled “Young Love (Alabama Skies)” from his upcoming LP Love In The Dark out May 12, 2023, on Baldwin County Public Records and distributed on vinyl, CD and streaming platforms via MRI/Orchard.

“Young Love (Alabama Skies)” features Partridge on vocals and guitar; Shawn Byrne on bass, mandolin and slide guitar; and Molly Thomas on harmony vocals.  The video was produced by Partridge and features stop motion animation by Dave Garrett.

Ruminating on the song, Partridge says, “This is a song I wrote about a post-high school, summer-long relationship I had that went deep quickly and ended about as fast. It’s about that kind of love that really only happens in your youth. People identify with it. Folks find ways to tell me their ‘young love’ stories. I tried to capture what it was like to be a kid losing his love to life… growing up, and going different directions.”

Partridge will tour the Southeast and Midwest extensively this spring prior to heading back to the U.K. and Netherlands in June and July of 2023.  His U.S. tour dates are as follows with all dates subject to change.

February 25-Fayetteville Songwriter Festival-Fayetteville, WV

March 4-Fiddlin Folk Art Fest/Society Garden, Macon, GA

March 9-The Public House, Norfolk, VA

March 10-The Raleigh Playhouse and Theatre, Beckley, WV

March 11-123 Pleasant Street, Morgantown, WV

March 17-Southgate House Revival, Newport, KY

March 18-Tootle’s, Circleville, OH

March 19-The Spirit Room at The Phoenix, Mansfield, OH

March 20-Ponderosa Pines, Manchester, KY

March 31-Toboggan Steve’s, Americus, GA

April 1-Pure Life House of Music, LaGrange, GA

April 2-Soundwall, Opelika, AL

April 4-Blue Tavern, Tallahassee, FL

April 7-Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville, FL

April 8-Roberts Hall, Panama City, FL

April 9—The Attic, Ybor City, FL

April 16-Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, GA

April 23–Tahl Sound Concert Series, Lexington, KY

April 24- Lyric Theater/Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, Lexington, KY

April 28-Alabama Contemporary Art Center, Mobile, AL (CD Release show)

May 5-Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, GA

May 11-Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL

May 13-The Acorn Theater, Three Oaks, MI

May 16-Turnrow Books, Greenwood, MS

May 18-The Grey Eagle, Asheville, NC

May 21-Village Concert Series, Lynchburg, VA

June 4-Callaghans, Mobile, AL

June 9-10-Laurel Cove Music Festival, Pineville, KY

ABOUT ABE PARTRIDGE

Partridge’s debut, Cotton Fields and Blood For Days, was released on Skate Mountain Records in 2018 earning him rave reviews. Since then, Partridge has toured relentlessly, developing a reputation for moving, passionate, and often comedic performances at prestigious songwriter festivals such as 30A Songwriters Festival, Frank Brown Songwriters Festival, and Americana Music Fest. He is a regular at Bluebird Café in Nashville and Eddie’s Attic in Decatur.  He has performed on the syndicated radio programs Mountain Stage and Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour. He has shared the stage with Morgan Wade, Paul Thorn, Steve Poltz, Dan Bern, Jerry Joseph, Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket), Tommy Stinson, Shawn Mullins, John Fullbright and more.

In fall of 2022, Partridge and co-prouder Ferrill Gibbs released the Alabama Astronaut podcast where Partridge explores the previously undocumented songs, as well as the culture, around the serpent handling churches in Appalachia.  It was in the Top Ten documentary podcasts on Apple Podcasts within days of the release and now has over 30K downloads and a 4.9 star rating.

Partridge is a highly acclaimed visual artist.  His folk art, primarily acrylic on tarred board and watercolors, hangs in the galleries around the Southeast and in the private collections of luminaries such as Tyler Childers, Mike Wolfe (American Pickers), Rick Hirsch (Wet Willie) and Tommy Prine.  An exhibit of his artwork inspired by the podcast is currently at Alabama Contemporary Art Center and runs through May 20, 2023. He also has currently has an exhibit at First Existential Congregation of Atlanta.

More information:

ABEPARTRIDGE.COM

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