The Carrboro Django Reinhardt Festival, which celebrates the Romani jazz guitarist and the communal spirit of his genre, runs ...

The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra will step into the world of hot swing with a rhythmically rich concert that pays ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Django Reinhardt, playing live circa 1970. Django Reinhardt was a true guitarist’s guitarist. As George Benson states, “Django ...

In the months leading up to his death, Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt lamented that he might be overlooked by history. Indeed, by the time a heart attack took Reinhardt’s life at the age of 43 in ...

French jazz guitarist and composer Jean “Django” Reinhardt’s life is the stuff of legend. Two of his fingers became paralyzed as the result of a fire early in his career, but he persevered and went on ...

Django Reinhardt has a special status, whether it's as the first musician to arise outside the US as a significant jazz soloist; as a guitarist who overcame crippling injuries to develop a rapid-fire ...

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 ...

One of the world’s leading proponents of the music of Gypsy jazz innovator Django Reinhardt, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday, guitarist John Jorgenson offered illuminating ...

The Carrboro Django Reinhardt Festival is a fantastic semi-annual event that offers a solid crash course in gypsy jazz. The festival’s fifth edition is set for March 20-22, 2026, mostly at Cat’s ...

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 ...