His dazzling musicianship was unimpeded by the fact that - when Reinhardt was 18 - a fire so badly burned the fourth and fifth fingers on his left hand he could never use them to play guitar again. (Courtesy Michelle Roche Public Relations)Ī Belgian-born Gypsy who was largely based in France, Reinhardt created an enduring legacy for the guitar with his remarkably fluid and impassioned playing. “We say ‘Hello,’ and then he says: ‘OK, here’s what I need for the movie,’ and we look at the movie. “Woody’s not a gabber, and I’m not a gabber,” Wrembel said. The French guitarist also contributed music to Allen’s “Vicki Christina Barcelona” and composed all the music for Allen’s 2020 movie, “Rifkin’s Festival.” Their relationship is cordial, but focused on work. One of the pieces they performed that night was “Bistro Fada,” which Wrembel wrote as the Reinhardt-styled theme song for Allen’s Oscar-nominated “Midnight in Paris.” Now a New Jersey resident, Wrembel played a key role in the house band for the 2012 Academy Awards telecast as a member of the all-star band led by Zimmer. “We all create in a different way, but we follow a common thread,” said Wrembel, who performs with his band Tuesday at the all-ages Dizzy’s in Bay Park.
If there is a missing link between Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Woody Allen, Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer and Gypsy jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt, it is undoubtedly French six-string virtuoso Stéphane Wrembel.
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