Fapy Lafertin on stage at the Pizza Express, London, 1983
Background information
Born
(1950-11-20)20 November 1950 Kortrijk, Belgium
Genres
Jazz, Gypsy jazz, samba, fado
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1975–present
Musical artist
Fapy Lafertin (born 20 November 1950) is a Belgian guitarist in the Belgian-Dutch gypsy jazz style.[1]
Lafertin was born in Kortrijk, Belgium in the Manouche Romani community and took up guitar at the age of five. After performing in a family band with his father on violin and his brother on second guitar, he joined the Piotto Limberger orchestra. He also toured with his uncle, Eddie Ferret.[2]
In the 1970s and '80s, he was lead acoustic guitarist with the band "Waso", with Albert "Vivi" Limberger on rhythm guitar, Koen De Cauter on reeds (clarinet and saxophone) and vocals, and Michel Verstraeten on double bass. In 1985 he began a quartet which has featured Rudi Brink, Tim Kliphuis, and Joop Hendricks. He based the quartet on the Quintette du Hot Club de France. He began a solo career and toured throughout Europe and the UK. He has played with American jazz musicians such as Charlie Byrd, Al Casey, Scott Hamilton, Milt Hinton, and Benny Waters. Briefly he performed with Stéphane Grappelli.[3]
Lafertin has used the 12-string guitarra, combining Portuguese fado and Brazilian samba with the music of Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, and the Great American Songbook in his repertoire.[3]
^Dregni, Michael (2006). Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz. Speck Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-933108-10-0.
FapyLafertin (born 20 November 1950) is a Belgian guitarist in the Belgian-Dutch gypsy jazz style. Lafertin was born in Kortrijk, Belgium in the Manouche...
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Wright. In 1983-4 he toured with Biréli Lagrène. He later appeared with FapyLafertin, Hebe and The Mayfair Merrymakers (as well as with Digby Fairweather...
number of bands playing in this style is still growing. In Belgium, FapyLafertin probably is he best known representative of modern jazz manouche. The...
trombonist and singer. Steve Houben, Belgian saxophonist and flutist. 20 – FapyLafertin, Belgian guitarist. 25 – Chuck Greenberg, American musician, composer...
tziganes (HCR CD 65) Joseph Reinhardt, Live in Paris fra 1966 (HCR CD 66) FapyLafertin Quintet, Fleur de lavende (HCR CD 67) Petro Ivanovich, Romano drom (HCR...
Arnesen, Dagmar Krause, Dee Bell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Earl Gardner, FapyLafertin, François Couturier, Fred Lonzo, Gail Varina Gilmore, George Garzone...
Holland Ron McCroby with the Hans Mantel Trio 2002 SJP 456 Fleur d'Ennui FapyLafertin Quintet & Tim Kliphuis 2002 SJP 457 Uncovered Vandoorn 2002 SJP 458...
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