No Name Quartet

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No Name as Quartet in 2010

Background Information
Name (English)	No Name Quartet
Name (Chn.)	无名乐队 or 无名四重奏 / wu ming yue dui or wu ming si chong zhou
Origin	Beijing
Genre	Jazz / gzpsz styled
Years active	2007
Members
Accordionist: Zoe Wang 王怡 Guitars: Nico Torrese (France) Guitars: Daniel Brustman (USA) Contra Bass: Sebastian Meyer (Germany)

Note

No Name as Trio

not to be confused with the rock band No Name
No Name is now signed to Tree Music treemusic.com.cn

History

An international group, based in Beijing, China, specializing in swinging French sounds from long ago. The trio consists of Zoe Wang, China’s foremost accordionist, Nico Torrese (guitar) from France and Daniel Brustman (guitar) from the USA. The group’s repertoire is centered around the music of Django Reinhardt and the gypsy jazz he pioneered in 1930’s Paris as well as (slightly) more modern French and American standards.

Zoe Wang has played the accordion since she was four years old. She graduated from the Tianjin Conservatory of Music. Afterwards, she has periodically studied in France under the acclaimed accordionist Frédéric Deschamps. She began playing with Torrese and Brustman in 2007.

Nico Torrese and Daniel Brustman met four years ago in Beijing, China. They developed a unique style of playing gypsy jazz arranged for two guitars -- the rhythm guitar plays bass lines on the 5th and 6th strings, a technique derived from American bluegrass music, thus allowing them to perform without a bassist. Initially focusing on the music of gypsy legend Django Reinhardt, they gradually expanded their repertoire to include American jazz standards, blues and 1960’s French pop.

The group has played numerous events for foreign embassies and consulates, Alliance Franciase, L'Association des Francophones de Pékin, and multi-national companies as well as countless bar and restaurant gigs. They have participated in several large-scale music festivals in China and France and have just completed a series of engagements in Vietnam.

Taken from beijinggigguide.com:

An international group, based in Beijing, China, specializing in swinging French sounds from long ago. The trio consists of Zoe Wang, China's foremost accordionist, Nico Torrese (guitar) from France and Daniel Brustman (guitar) from the USA. The group's repertoire is centered around the music of Django Reinhardt and the gypsy jazz he pioneered in 1930’s Paris as well as (slightly) more modern French and American standards.