PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In a nod to their musical idol, the members of the jazz manouche band Minor Swing managed to turn a hobby into a display of a vintage genre that is as passionate as the European ...
Exponents of "Le Jazz Hot" gathered for the second annual Django Reinhardt New York Festival, a tribute to the innovative Belgian-born Gypsy guitarist who died in 1953. The weeklong event marked the ...
Next month, Django Reinhardt lovers will want to gypsy swing their way over to Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz in West Los Angeles to celebrate the legendary Belgian-born French guitarist. Artists Yorgui ...
Gypsy jazz -- the fiery and elegant acoustic-string sound made famous in the 1930s and '40s by French Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt -- is all the rage in the early 21st century. This year, scores ...
January is rarely stacked with many entertainment highlights, but there still are some must-see events for music lovers in Richmond this weekend. The annual Djangoary Music Soiree certainly belongs in ...
Swing Gitan; What Is This Thing Called Love?; New York in November; Minor Swing; Nuages; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; Manoir des mes Reves; China Boy; Stompin' at Decca; Montagne Sainte ...
For the annual Django Reinhardt festival at Birdland, producer Pat Phillips introduced the young lions of gypsy jazz in tribute to the legendary Belgian guitarist who died in 1953. For the annual ...
David French wrote the liner notes for BMG's recording of Benny Goodman, "Centennial," and is working on a biography of Swing Era trumpet star Ziggy Elman. Arguably the greatest jazz guitar player ...