KNKX’s Dick Stein on the jazz band: “You just can’t keep your feet still when you hear those guys play.” Anyone who enjoys swing-style jazz has probably heard the works of Pearl Django. The group, ...

John Jorgenson, guitarist of the country hit-making Desert Rose Band, can play anything he’d like. And what he really likes happens to be the hot form of 1930s Parisian swing, Gypsy jazz. will ...

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 ...

NORTHAMPTON – Andrew Lawrence remembers when Django in June was nothing more than a one-day workshop held under a tree. But by the time this year’s edition of the Gypsy jazz festival and workshop ...

Reinhardt biographer Michael Dregni had this to say in his book Gypsy Jazz: In search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing: When Django was at his zenith in the 1930s and 1940s, no one ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In 1930s France, guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli pioneered a style of ...

Today many French gypsies only own two books: the Bible and Charles Delaunay's biography of Django. However, this is a testament to the legacy of the guitarist more than the power of the book itself, ...

A five-day celebration of the music and spirit of gypsy jazz icon Django Reinhardt energizes Whidbey Island Wednesday through Sept. 23. DjangoFest Northwest will be packed with gypsy jazz, Eastern ...

COYLE — Gypsy swing guitarist Luca Pino will bring his quartet, Pino Noir, to Concerts in the Woods for a matinee show from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Special guest and a veteran of Concerts in the ...

Curiosity got the best of this reporter a week ago when I heard, “Anouman,” the group that was performing on the Green, was going to play Gypsy Jazz. Well known jazz genres that come to mind include ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Internationally acclaimed Occidental Gypsy plays an exhilarating blend of gypsy, ...

Decades after Django Reinhardt pioneered his distinct style of guitar-propelled swing, it's being adapted by bands like these. Hear what Frank... Django's Legacy: 21st-Century Gypsy Jazz Django's ...