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Paul Mehling has devoted the past three decades of his life to the music of Django Reinhardt, and he doesn’t mince words when it comes to the Gypsy guitar legend’s most illustrious successor, Dorado ...

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 ...

Belgian gypsy-jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt was 18 and poised for international stardom in 1928 when a fire ripped through his caravan on the outskirts of Paris. His left hand was badly burned in ...

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 ...

When Django was at his zenith in the 1930s and 1940s, no one termed the music he played Gypsy Jazz. It was simply jazz, played by a Gypsy with a guitar. He learned the music primarily from recordings ...

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 ...

If hot gypsy and swing are your thing, you’re in for a treat this weekend. We have the very best gypsy jazz musicians in the world heading to Shrewsbury for Django Fest to celebrate Django Reinhardt ...

In the dim lit corners of bistros and bars around the Springs, there echoes the arpeggios of a ghostly guitar legend. And gypsy jazz band Mango fan Django has sought to keep his sound alive. “When it ...

This wonderful 4CD collection of Gypsy jazz—an Aladdin's Cave of rarities, curiosities and lesser known virtuosi of the genre—covers the first twenty or so years of the music's history. Disc one ...

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 ...

There are close to 5 billion videos watched every day on YouTube. A YouTube video can go viral and propel an unknown from total obscurity to world fame in a matter of days. In 2012, the music video ...