Romane is a leading figure among those who, at the dawn of the 2000s, put their seal on the gypsy jazz renaissance. The evolution of this music owes much to his discography, and his compositions have become classics in the genre. On Acoustic Quartet, Romane is royally assisted by the brothers Yayo and Fanto Reinhardt, who lay down the metronome-steady beat the French call “the pump”, and by Pascal Berne on double bass, whose sense of swing is second to none. On guitar, Romane has a free hand to apply his virtuoso touch and feeling for melody, proving once again that, under the benevolent eye of Django, six-string jazz still has a fine future. Augustin BONDOUX
