It's a gift that has been handed to Jasper: the ability to choose a musical partner for a unique project where the sum of the parts far exceeds the normal mathematical result. The result is the epitome of synergy. These great live recordings are addictive. Not merely because of their lovely tones, thrilling turns, subtle waywardness and the restrained calm that pervades them. No, it is first and foremost the overall vibe that makes this release so special. You're literally transported to a sound world that breathes, where a liberating space prevails. Your sense of time wavers and you feel connected to the language of the players. Listening to them places you fully in the Now.

Zoltan & Peter Katona write: “A couple of years ago we were invited to play a Hollywood themed programme in Grafenegg/Austria. We quickly arranged a handful of well-known film music pieces and performed them along with some original compositions for two guitars by M. C. Tedesco, a prolific film music composer in the forties and fifties. We couldn’t omit the king of gypsy jazz: Django Reinhardt, whose compositions often enliven Hollywood films. The concert was a huge success and we received an unusually high number of requests for a film music themed record. From this, our Hollywood and Swing album was borne. Some of our choices of repertoire might seem over ambitious, especially when reducing the whole orchestral sound to two guitars. We hope nevertheless, that our interpretation of these iconic Hollywood film scores like “The Deer Hunter” or the beautiful tunes from the “West Side Story“ will provide the listener with as much pleasure as we had playing them.”

(2-CD set) "Don't talk to me about music! At the moment I'm painting..." Django REINHARDT. But fortunately, Django did not only paint in 1949… This 2-CD set with 40 tracks covers the legendary guitarist's Rome sessions from this very same year. Includes a 32 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) "Django cut himself off from me in 1947, after returning from the United States (…) He had met with an enormous check for which only he was responsible. Upon his return, he detached himself more and more from music, realising he'd failed his "American conquest"" Charles DELAUNAY. Includes a 40 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) “And then he came on, already smiling, ‘cause he was really nice. He had a big smile with beautiful white teeth and a beautiful black moustache and he smiled at the audience. He came to play a bit. And what he gave was real music.” Fud CANDRIX. Includes a 40 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) “What musically moves me the most ? There’s Ravel’s Valses Nobles et Sentimentales (...). I can’t forget Bach’s Toccata and Fugue where the music reaches my heart and makes me cry. Debussy is maybe the closest to my musical ideal as in him I can find the sensitivity and intelligence that I demand from all music”. Django REINHARDT. Includes a 40 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) “Grappelli told me that Django and Joseph were gypsies. Django had wounded his left hand when he was very young and could only use three fingers, but when he played it was if he had ten on one hand!” Bill COLEMAN. Includes a 40 page booklet with both French and English notes.

(2-CD set) “Playing jazz with three guitars, a violin and a bass, chamber-music fashion, was completely new. Like Django’s playing: a philharmonic orchestra in itself!”. Stephane GRAPPELLI. Includes a 40 page booklet with both French and English notes.