Seonaid Aitken cancelled

Our violin tutor Seonaid Aitken has sadly had to cancel because of the new UK regulations regarding quarantine for people returning from The Netherlands. She will share her talents next year however – we’re already looking forward!

Camp repertoire

The camp repertoire will be posted on this website, and on our Facebook Page in March 2020.

Fapy Lafertin 2020 star guitarist

Breaking news: Fapy Lafertin has confirmed he will be joining us in 2020! Doyen of guitarists, Fapy and his group WASO trailblazed the Django style in the late seventies and made the revival of gypsy jazz possible. Fapy will be working with guitarists one on one, and sharing his music in jams and concert.

Seonaid Aitken new violin tutor!

Mathias Lévy has had to cancel due to personal circumstances. We’ve had a great stroke of luck that Seonaid Aitken, Scotland’s Grappelli stylist, has agreed to make herself available to take his place. Check out the Tutor page for more info on Seonaid!

Camp repertoire is available now!

They’re online! Have a look at the repertoire page to download and see clips of the 5 camp songs for 2019: Blues for Ike – Djangology – Manoir – R26 – Made for Wesley. We suggest you have these with you electronically, on paper, in your head or all three … get ready for August […]

10th Anniversary Camp 22-25 August, 2019!

On 22 August 2019, we kick off the 10th Grappelli-Django Camp in Holland, an exciting anniversary with a stellar teaching and performing line-up. Gismo Graf, Sinti gypsy guitarist from Germany, is topping the bill – a Holland premiere! The busiest young gypsy jazz player in the world with an open musical approach, we are looking […]

Bastien Ribot added to line-up 2018

We’re happy to announce a new tutor at 2018’s camp: Bastien Ribot! This amazing French violinist has won the Jazz price in the Stéphane Grappelli competition in 2013, after which he began teaching at Didier Lockwood’s school. Read more Meet him at Grappelli Django Camp and sign up here!

New dates 2018

It was great to have you join the camp. We would love to see you all back so… make sure to mark the new dates in your agenda: 23 – 26 August 2018!