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Fabien Degryse

Born in 1960 in Brussels, Fabien Degryse is one of the leading jazz guitarist in Belgium and abroad. He has recorded twenty CD's, played with numerous musicians: Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine, Claudio Roditi among others. He has performed all over the world with the trio l'Ame des Poetes, with Steve Houben or with other bands. He teaches in the Conservatorium of Brussels and gave masterclasses in France, Tunisia, Algeria, Congo, Taiwan ... He wrote also an educational book about the jazz improvisation on the guitar, released by Combre, in Paris.

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Belgium-based guitarist Fabien Degryse showcases fingerstyle mastery on new CD

Source: Graham Taylor

For Fabien Degryse, the guitar is an extension of himself. On his latest album Fingerswingin', Degryse uses the guitar to convey his various moods and feelings, from the snappy jubilation of “Bock to Bock" to the sun-drenched contentment of “(In My) Solitude" to the rain-swept infatuation of “Fly Me to the Moon." Each track is sculpted in Degryse's trademark fingerstyle playing. Each string of Degryse's acoustic guitar has a sensuous chime; throughout the album it produces a calming, hypnotic effect ...

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