Dario Napoli Trio(IT)

Imagine Django Reinhardt regaining the use of all five fingers and teaming up with Jaco Pastorius—hot, electric, funky, semi-acoustic swing! While guitarist Django Reinhardt is the trio's main inspiration, they also incorporate elements from more modern musical styles such as bebop, funk, and modern jazz in their interpretation of gypsy swing.

The trio consists of Sicily-born and Milan-based guitarist Dario Napoli, the legendary Tonino De Sensi on bass, and Benji Winterstein, regarded by many as one of the world's top rhythm guitarists. The result is an unpredictable and exuberant sound that draws from different musical eras, taking the listener on a rich and vibrant sonic journey, while never fully abandoning Django's gypsy heritage.

The group has performed at some of the most prestigious jazz and gypsy jazz festivals and venues, including Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Duc Des Lombards (Paris), Cully Jazz, Django Amsterdam Festival (Bimhuis), Djangofestivalen (Cosmopolite Oslo), Djangofollies Festival, Django in June, as well as Eddie Lang Jazzfest, Pisa Jazz, Torino Jazz, and many more.

“Dario combines sound, elegance, virtuosity without excess and the fun of playing” – Francis Couvreaux, djangostation.com (France)

“Napoli plays lead guitar with both the requisite skill and inventiveness required of the genre; he can hold his own with Stochelo Rosenberg, Fapy Lafertin and other contemporary gypsy jazz masters” – Patrick Ragains, minor7th.com (US)

On stage:
Dario Napoli – guitar
Benji Winterstein – guitar
Tonino De Sensi – double bass

Jean ”Django” Reinhardt (1910.01.23-1953.05.16)
He is considered by many to be the world's greatest guitarist and the first European to contribute to jazz music. As a jazz guitarist, he is undoubtedly the greatest of all time and the creator of the jazz genre commonly known as gypsy jazz or jazz manouche, named after a French word that means "Roma." As a guitarist, Reinhardt has influenced not only most of the jazz guitarists who followed him but also rock musicians like Eric Clapton, Jerry Garcia, and Tony Iommi, as well as country veteran Willie Nelson.