Django Reinhardt was a true guitarist’s guitarist. As George Benson states, “Django stretched the guitar imagination to its limit. He was the fastest, the most creative, he had great rhythm, and he ...

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Django Reinhardt is one of the most influential guitarists in jazz, but the “Gypsy jazz” he invented with violinist Stephane Grappelli in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France can seem as dated, and ...

Although gypsy-jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt died in 1953, there’s been a steady stream of players inspired by him over the past few decades. One such player is Robin Nolan, who’s been hailed ...

Django Reinhardt has achieved an almost godlike status among those who love jazz guitar. When he and violinist Stephane Grappelli formed the Quintet of the Hot Club of France in 1934, they created a ...

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Some bodies of work are meant to be enjoyed as part of a larger package. As such, the Hot Club of Hulaville’s "Special First Edition" version of the group’s debut album, "Django Would Go," is a ...

With all its string instruments, Gypsy jazz music is not your conventional, everyday musical genre. But the band Rhythm Future Quartet is big on that style. “Gypsy jazz was pioneered by Django ...

A new double cd, The Essential Django Reinhardt, has just been released by Sony Legacy. On the cd cover is a famous photograph of the great gypsy musician, cigarette dangling from his mouth, framed by ...

KITTERY - Violinist and Django By the Sea founder Jason Anick will come together with all-star musicians to celebrate the music of Django Reinhardt for a series of six performances throughout 2022, ...

At the age of 16 while still in high school, Max O’Rourke attended Django Camp in Northampton to learn more about jazz manouche, also referred to as hot club-style jazz. Now years later, O’Rourke is ...