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Rosenberg Trio
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The Rosenberg Trio is a Dutch jazz trio from the Sinti community. The group consists of the lead guitarist Stochelo Rosenberg, the rhythm guitarist Nous'che Rosenberg and the bassist Nonnie Rosenberg. Nous'che and Nonnie are sons of Sani Rosenberg, a musician from the Dutch Sinti. They grew up in a very musical family, in which the music of Django Reinhardt set the standard. Nous'che was already playing together with his cousin Stochelo when Stochelo was about ten years old. Nonnie was encouraged to play the double bass and studied it hard until he had mastered the instrument. An exact founding date is not known, but the trio has been playing under this name since about 1989.
Music and breakthrough
Their first album was Seresta, followed by, among others, Gypsy Summer and Impressions. In 1992 the live album Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival appeared, on which the trio can be heard at its youthful peak. Later they played with Stéphane Grappelli, Biréli Lagrène and Peter Beets, and made the album Roots and the homage Tribute to Stéphane Grappelli. In 2010 the DVD Djangologists appeared, in which Reinhardt was commemorated. All three members have been appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Influence
The style is called jazz manouche or gypsy swing. Two guitars play fast and rhythmically over a driving bass, without drums, with fast solos full of ornamentation. Stochelo plays a Selmer guitar with an oval sound hole, the model Reinhardt himself used. The trio showed that Reinhardt's tradition lived on in the Netherlands and that it sounds full of energy to a new audience as well.
Listening
Minor Swing · Rosenberg Trio, 1992
Seresta · The Rosenberg Trio, 1989
Discography
Studio albums
- 1991Gypsy Summer
- 1992Impressions
- 1994Caravan
- 1995Gypsy Swing
- 1995Swinging Favourites of ’45
- 1996Seresta
- 1998Noches Calientes
- 1999Deine Küsse sind süßer
- 1999Je zoenen zijn zoeter
- 2000Tes bisous sont plus doux
- 2000Your Kisses Are Sweeter
- 2001Sueños Gitanos
- 2007Roots
- 2008Tribute to Stéphane Grappelli
- 2010Djangologists
- 2015La familia
- 2017Django (Bande originale du film) (soundtrack)
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- After Hours: Session 4NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Gypsy jazz (jazz manouche) Genre
The music lives on in Sinti communities in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, where the Rosenberg Trio from Brabant became internationally known.