Romani music, Musette, Gypsy jazz, Continental jazz, Jazz manouche
Occupation(s)
Musician, Composer
Instrument(s)
Banjo, Guitar
Years active
1930s-1960s
Musical artist
Étienne "Sarane" Ferret (1912–1970) (surname also later spelled Ferré on occasion) was a French musette and gypsy jazz guitarist and composer, a contemporary and musical associate of Django Reinhardt, and the brother of noted Gitan (gypsy) guitar players Baro and Matelo Ferret. He recorded with his own quintet in Paris in the 1940s and continued performing there, with occasional recording sessions, until his death in 1970.
Étienne "Sarane" Ferret (1912–1970) (surname also later spelled Ferré on occasion) was a French musette and gypsy jazz guitarist and composer, a contemporary...
of Django Reinhardt and the youngest brother of guitarists Baro and SaraneFerret. He recorded with his own sextet in Paris in the 1940s and continued...
Etienne "Sarane" Ferret, and cousin René "Challain" Ferret, were favorite sidemen of Reinhardt. Baro recorded around 80 sides with Reinhardt. The Ferret brothers...
'Baro' Ferret, Jean 'Matelo' Ferret, and Etienne 'Sarane' Ferret who played with Django Reinhardt in the Quintette of the Hot Club Of France. Ferret graduated...
a bar. From left to right : Baro Ferret, Lousson Baumgartner (son of Django Reinhardt), Reinhardt and SaraneFerret. Paris, 1945. (Photo by LAPI/Roger...
Overture Theme "Folies-Bergère" by Jacques Ysaye "Folies Bergères" by SaraneFerret et Le Swing Quintette de Paris "Folies Bergères (Opening Chorus)" by...
the 1930s to the 1950s. The group included the brothers Baro, Sarane, and Matelo Ferret and Reinhardt's brother Joseph "Nin-Nin" Reinhardt. The style...
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