Gismo Graf

Gismo Graf (born 1 October 1992 in Stuttgart) is a German jazz musician (guitarist, composer).

His father Joschi Graf (Co-founder of the Zigeli Winter Quintet) taught him the first chords and the rhythm playing on the guitar.

He focused strongly on his role model Django Reinhardt, by listening to his recordings and playing with them.

The first concert took place on 1 October 2010, on Graf's eighteenth birthday at the guitar festival in the sold-out Wehrer Stadthalle.

Graf worked with musicians like Stochelo Rosenberg, Ludovic Beier, Diknu Schneeberger, Tony Lakatos, Jermaine Landsberger, Olaf Polziehn, Tim Kliphuis, Davide Petrocca (which also the sub double bass player of the Gismo Graf Trio).