He is a great Romanian violinist based in Paris. He’s a real interesting player in the “gypsy jazz” world. That style is really a modern interpretation of Django and Stephane’s style, kept alive mainly in the Sinti/Manouche communities in Europe. I would say that the style of music is treated quite like folk music (certainly by guitarists) in terms of the improvisational language, the way of learning and the repertoire but at the end of the day it’s jazz! Violinists like Costel have a distinct swing feel and style of playing, just as close to other Sinti/Manouche and Romani fiddles styles as it is to Grappelli’s playing in my opinion.

1. INTRODUCE YOURSELF Copy this format and comment below: • your name • where you’re from • your musical background • what you’re trying to achieve in your playing 2. MAKE YOUR FIRST POST This could be: • a jazz violin video you like • a question about learning jazz • or something you’ve found helpful to practice 3. START LEARNING Head to the classroom. There are a number of free courses in there for you to start learning. Whatever your level, I can guarantee there will be something new in there for you. Improv, Bowing, Learning Tunes, Chromatics, a listening list (for members who have posted enough to get to level 2) If you really want to progress, you can get hold of the larger paid courses in there too “Jazz Violin Fundamentals”, “10 Tunes You Must Know”, “46 Lines”, “Mastering Chromatics” BONUS There’s a poll below this post. Let me know what you’re most interested in improving in your playing, it helps me shape the material in here

When do people change strings? Just when they snap? Otherwise it feels like a pretty random choice/ difficult judgement to decide when the sound is my technique or due to the ' hard wear'