Stephan is a true born and raised French guitar player, native of Amiens, Picardy. With a Belgian family on one side and a French on the other, it isn't a surprise to see him play Django's music. Ironically, it's only after he arrived in the US that he really started to play the style!
Stephan gets the credit for forming The Hot Club of DC. We all owe him a lot, and like all of us, he's actively involved in developing a network of DC area players interested in gypsy jazz.