Family I
Schäfer
Dutch Sinti guitar
Sinti — Netherlands
Style: Gypsy jazz / Jazz manouche
Dutch Sinti guitar line, kin to Rosenberg and Basily. Paulus Schäfer is a living player of that school. Dates and jams: Gypsy Jazz Hub.
Paulus Schäfer was born 31 March 1978 in Gerwen / Nuenen, the same Dutch Sinti circuit as Jimmy and Stochelo Rosenberg. He learned from Wasso Grünholz, then took the Gipsy Kids lead after Jimmy Rosenberg. The Paulus Schäfer Gipsy Band from 2001 — Sendelo Schäfer on rhythm. Living calendar: Gypsy Jazz Hub.
Lineage
Birth and death on a vertical line — generation by generation. Places are listed where we could find them.
Generation 1
Paulus Schäfer
Lead guitar · b. 1978
Born 31 March 1978 · Gerwen, Nuenen, Netherlands
Dutch Sinti guitar. Learned from Wasso Grünholz. Gipsy Band from 2001.
Generation 1
Sendelo Schäfer
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar. Paulus Schäfer Gipsy Band.
Orchestra years
When the band was founded, when it split, when a new generation took the stand.
2001
New orchestra
Gipsy Band
Paulus Schäfer Gipsy Band
Sendelo Schäfer on rhythm. Debut Into the Light, 2002. Living circuit: Gypsy Jazz Hub.
Neighbours
Same country or city, but a different way of playing.
- Weiss / Tata Mirando — Sinti — Switzerland / Germany → Netherlands
- Rosenberg — Sinti — Netherlands
- Basily — Sinti — Netherlands