Besides being one cool-looking dude whose appearance and artistry seemed to be in perfect sync, Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) remains among the most influential guitarists in jazz and pop music history ...

When Django Reinhardt switched from acoustic to electric guitar, his fans, feeling betrayed, called him "Judas." However, he later used this new instrument to record Blonde On Blonde, often considered ...

I once told a friend that I was going to interview Django Reinhardt. “Shut up!” she shouted, astonished. It took me a moment to realize why. Django Reinhardt died in 1953. In fact, I was going to ...

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, ...

The Gypsy jazz guitarist, who would have turned 100 this weekend, is the toast of tribute albums and festivals. John Jorgenson on Django Reinhardt: “It was so underground. Nobody knew anything about ...

Before the coronavirus outbreak, Wrembel visited the Fresh Air studio to talk about his musical influences and to play, with his trio, songs from his new album, Django L'Impressionniste. This is FRESH ...

Mr. Terrasson is the winner of the 1993 Monk competition, a two-time Grammy nominee, and winner of numerous awards for his CDs - Prix Django Reinhardt, Best Jazz Album of the Year, two Django d'Or ...

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