Vail Jazz will celebrate the musical legacy of Django at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, at the Sonnenalp Hotel and at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, in the Jazz Tent at Vail Square in ...

In the sphere of improvisational guitarists one name always warrants mention: Django Reinhardt. He was in a class by himself and has been referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of jazz guitar. To this day no ...

Manouche Jazz, commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz," is a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. Originating in Paris in the early 1930s, it was first popularized by the Quintette du Hot Club de ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. This November marks the 20th Anniversary of the ...

Author Michael Dregni has posted a number of videos online of modern Gypsy musicians adapting Django Reinhardt's music: From the Gypsy camps outside Paris to the clubs of New York, it's still the ...

A show for you? Of course. We start with twenty-first century music from pianist Andy Adamson, trumpeter Farnell Newton, saxophonist Troy Roberts, and guitarist Jocelyn Gould. Not enough guitar? Well, ...

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 ...

The word "genius" gets thrown around a lot in reference to artists and musicians — sometimes correctly, sometimes a little overzealously. But if it applies to anyone, it's Django Reinhardt. With no ...

Jazz lovers know that gypsy guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt was one of the genre’s stars during the ’30s and ’40s — a fact that will be celebrated on Friday at the 10th annual Django a Gogo tribute ...

Reinhardt, whose virtuosic guitar playing defied losing the use of two fingers in a fire, died prematurely, at 43, in 1953, while Grappelli lived to almost 90. Through recordings and direct lineage, ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Grande Absente and Air France present the ...