The Rosenberg Trio consists of the three cousins: Nonnie, Nous'che and Stochelo Rosenberg, and all three have been playing music since their childhood days. As children, they learned music by listening and watching their family members at celebrations and gatherings. Following the great gipsy music tradition, they were taught to play by ear, and to practice restlessly, playing the classics over and over again. Neither of the three can actually read or write music, but they are nonetheless one of today's most impressive jazz bands, and certainly the best around when it comes to "Gipsy Jazz".

The cohesion of the trio, the strength, the power and precision of Nonnie and Nous'che's breathtaking rhythms and uncatchable tempo, the ease with which Stochelo's lead guitar sings and swings above this impressive rhythmic section, makes this band a truly unique act in the world of Jazz, both in their own rendering of standards, of Django's classic compositions and in the greatly melodic original tunes that Stochelo himself manages to compose... Perhaps this was the reason for Maestro Stéphane Grappelli to 'adopt' them, who, after seeing and hearing them for the first time, immediately invited them to join him, took them worldwide, across Europe, and to the celebration of his 85th birthday at New York's Carnegie Hall.

Nonnie Rosenberg, born in 1956, is the double-bass player of the trio. As a young boy, Nonnie was surrounded by guitars, which his father and uncles played. Of course, Nonnie caught the music virus in his early days, dreaming to become a great Flamenco guitarist, so he tried to steal his father's guitar and play it whenever he was nor around. Nevertheless, being born in a family of so many guitarists can be tricky, and Nonnie was soon given a double bass to join the family band. For a young boy, the enormous instrument was at first a horrible thing to struggle with, but the restless training, jamming and musical life of the Rosenberg clan turned him into a master of the instrument

Nous'che Rosenberg, born in 1965, plays the rhythm guitar.
Needless say, Nous'che started playing in his early childhood days too, just like all Rosenberg boys. He performed at local gatherings, churches and kept playing every single day. He was 16 when they were awarded the Dutch television's music contest first prize, and 24 when the Rosenberg trio took the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois' stage by storm and delivered an unforgettable performance that earned them a top rank in today's gipsy jazz universe. Since then, the Rosenberg trio's reputation is growing worldwide, and Nous'che is recognized as one of the very best rhythm guitar players on the planet. One of his favorite tricks is to speed up the tempo so fast that only the best around can keep up with him... And when it comes to gipsy jazz, a fast tempo can be... lightning-fast.

Stochelo Rosenberg, born in 1968, is the lead-guitarist. The remarkable thing about Stochelo is that he begun playing guitar at the very "late" age of 10, which is very rare in such a musical family. But Stochelo caught up incredibly quickly, constantly replaying Django's solos over and over. Recognized early as an exceptional talent, Stochelo had several offers to get signed with various record companies: nevertheless, his parents wanted to keep him protected from the universe of "show business" while he was young, so he remained to play with his cousins and  grew into what would become one of the leading formations in the history of gipsy jazz. Stochelo's unmistakable, extremely melodic playing is now universally regarded as one of the most brilliant forms of guitar playing ever. But he himself doesn't want to hear that... "Forget about Stochelo and all the others" he says... "If you want to learn and understand gipsy jazz, start with Django, the best guitarist that ever was".

Stochelo was awarded the "Golden guitar" by Guitarist Magazine in 1992.

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