Bireli Lagrene
Bassist
Jazz fusion guitarist and bassist known for his Django Reinhardt-style sound.
He was considered a child prodigy and won at a Romani music festival, which allowed him to tour in Germany at a very young age.
He ventured to the United States in the 1980s and collaborated with many greats like Benny Carter there.
He grew up in a musical Manouche-Romani family.
Lagrene collaborated with the son of Jacques Dutronc on Gipsy Project and Friends.