Paulus Schäfer

Paulus Schäfer

Paulus Schäfer at Hafen Rock 2015, Hamburg Germany
Background information
Born (1978-03-31) 31 March 1978
Gerwen, Nuenen, Netherlands
Genres Gypsy jazz, Jazz
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1995-Present
Labels Moncq Records, Sinti Music Records
Associated acts Gipsy Kids, Hot Club d'Europe, Paulus Schäfer Gipsy Band
Website http://www.paulusschafer.com, http://paulusschafergipsyband.nl, http://www.sintimusic.nl

Paulus Schäfer (born 31 March 1978, Gerwen, Nuenen)[1] is a guitarist, composer and arranger who is considered to be one of the most talented gypsy jazz or "jazz manouche" guitar players from the Netherlands.[2][3] Paulus was born into a Dutch Sinti-Romani (Gypsy) community where he was taught to play the guitar at a very early age. Like almost all gypsy jazz players and gypsy jazz fans, Paulus considers Django Reinhardt to be his idol.[4]

Paulus has recorded or performed on stage with many artists including Stochelo Rosenberg, Fapy Lafertin, Tim Kliphuis, Jimmy Rosenberg, Dominique Paats, Biréli Lagrène, and Andreas Öberg.[5]

Early years

Paulus Schäfer was born in Gerwen, Nuenen into a Dutch Sinti community renowned for their talented guitar players like Stochelo Rosenberg, Jimmy Rosenberg, Mozes Rosenberg and Feigeli Prisor. This tradition of gypsy jazz was started by the legendary Wasso Grünholz, who was an inspiration and the primary teacher for the Sinti guitar players in this community.[6][7] Paulus was taught how to play and inspired by Wasso Grünholz and by Stochelo Rosenberg during the many jams around the campsite.[8] His first real fame came when Paulus briefly took over the lead guitar in the Gipsy Kids when Jimmy Rosenberg left the group.

Later years

He formed the Paulus Schäfer Gipsy Band together with rhythm guitarist Sendelo Schäfer, bassist Jozua Rosenberg and violinist Martien Wagner in 2001. They recorded their debut album “Into the Light” the year after that. Soon after the release of this album Jozua Rosenberg left the group to be able to concentrate more on playing flamenco guitar and Rinus Steinbach, who played bass with Jimmy Rosenberg in Gipsy Kids and Sinti stepped in to fill the gap. In 2006, while recording the next album Desert Fire, Noah Schafer replaced bassist Rinus Steinbach.

Paulus Schäfer performed at many prestigious venues: DjangoFest NorthWest, Langley WA (US),[9] Django in June, Northampton, MA (US),[10] Sziget Festival Budapest (H), Khamoro Prague (CZ), International Gipsy Guitar Festival Gossington (UK), Django Reinhardt Festival Samois-sur-Seine (FR), Gipsy Festival Anger (FR), and the International Gipsyfestival (NL).

Discography

Solo Albums

Title Release Remarks
Twelfth Year 2012 Moncq Records

With Olli Soikkeli and Hot Club d'Europe

Title Release Remarks
Kouvola Junction 2012 Jazz Pearl Records
The best things in life are free 2016 Sinti Music Records

With Tim Kliphuis

Title Release Remarks
Rock Django 2012 Lowland Records

With Dominique Paats

Title Release Remarks
Rocky 2014 Sinti Music Records

With the Paulus Schäfer Gipsy Band

Title Release Remarks
Into the light 2002 Sinti Music Records
Desert Fire 2006 Sinti Music Records

With the Paulus Schäfer Gipsy Band & Tilburg Big Band

Title Release Remarks
Live at the NWE Vorst 2008 Sinti Music Records

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Paulus+Schäfer
  2. ↑ Dregni, Michael (2008) Gypsy Jazz In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing pp. xi. ISBN 978-0-19-531192-1
  3. ↑ Maro Drom. "Paulus Schäfer / Rythme Futur". Marodrom.com. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  4. ↑ (Dutch) (http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/675629/2005/05/26/Aanpassen-om-te-overleven.dhtml)
  5. ↑ "DJANGOFEST SAN FRANCISCO - Paulus Schäfer". Djangofest.com. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  6. ↑ Dregni, Michael (2008) Gypsy Jazz In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing pp. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-531192-1
  7. ↑ "• View topic - Wasso Grunholz Video". Djangobooks.com. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  8. ↑ Rosenberg, Stochelo; Eimers, Leo; Klunder, Harry (2005) Stochelo Rosenberg Part 1 pp. 51. ISBN 90-809714-1-3
  9. ↑ http://www.djangofest.com/nw/paulus.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.djangoinjune.com/For_musicians/Artists_Staff.htm#paulus

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