Costel Nitescu Quartet

A brilliant improviser with a formidable sense of swing, Costel Nitescu is today one of the most talented Gypsy jazz violinists. It is difficult not to come across him on the biggest stages where he tirelessly walks his bow, whether with Tchavolo Schmitt, or alongside Mandino Reinhardt, Angelo Debarre, Marcel Loeffler or Stochelo Rosenberg.

Costel also took part in the recording of the soundtrack of the film "DJANGO", a consecration for this violinist of Romanian origin, with a classical training, who learned jazz in a self-taught way when he arrived in France over 20 years ago. Alongside him: Hugo Guezbar on guitar, a true phenomenon of the new jazz scene, Hugo impresses with his fine playing and musical maturity at only 23 years old. Frédéric Nardin on piano: he is one of the founders of The Amazing Keystone Big Band. In 2017 Frédéric won the Django-Reinhardt Prize of the Jazz Academy, and in 2018 he was nominated for a Victoires du Jazz award in the category "Up and coming artist". And finally Alex Gilson, a multi-faceted bassist who can switch from a traditional New Orleans repertoire to Big Band and then to modern jazz via gypsy jazz.