Mondine Garcia
Encyclopedia
Mondine Garcia was a French
, Parisienne guitarist
who specialized in playing traditional French gypsy jazz
.
. He often performed at the same venues and festivals alongside such contemporaries as Moreno Winterstein, Dorado Schmitt and Marcel Campion, and is succeeded by such "third generation" players as Angelo Debarre
. His regular venue was La Chope Des Puces at Porte De Clignancourt in Rue Des Rosiers, Saint-Ouen
.
One of his last festival appearances was at the Festival Jazz Muzette.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
, Parisienne guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
who specialized in playing traditional French gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
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Career
The father of guitarists Ninine and Rocky Garcia, Mondine Garcia had a long, highly respected career in France as a notable part of the second generation of gypsy guitarists after Django ReinhardtDjango Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...
. He often performed at the same venues and festivals alongside such contemporaries as Moreno Winterstein, Dorado Schmitt and Marcel Campion, and is succeeded by such "third generation" players as Angelo Debarre
Angelo Debarre
Angelo Debarre is a Romani guitarist in the manouche jazz style.He began playing at age 8 and in 1984 started his first group, the Angelo Debarre Quintet...
. His regular venue was La Chope Des Puces at Porte De Clignancourt in Rue Des Rosiers, Saint-Ouen
Saint-Ouen
-France:Saint-Ouen is the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Ouen, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime département* Saint-Ouen, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher département* Saint-Ouen, Somme, in the Somme département...
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One of his last festival appearances was at the Festival Jazz Muzette.
Guitar
Garcia played for decades on a guitare Favino, fitted with a Stimer S.51 held on by packing tape, the string action “adjusted” by a folded wad of paper beneath the bridge.Partial discography
- Les Enfants de Django – (1993)
- The Gypsies of St. Quen – w/ Ninine Garcia (2007)
- Une Histoire en Cours… (contributor – 2010)