Kit Eakle and his string ensemble Djangoshpere will perform music of Django Reinhardt and Thelonious Monk in the next Point Richmond Jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at historic First United ...

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, ...

Starring legendary Gypsy guitarist TCHAVOLO SCHMITT, Gypsy guitar star DORADO SCHMITT, virtuoso violinist FLORIN NICULESCU, accordion great LUDOVIC BEIER, young guitar dynamo SAMSON SCHMITT, top Dutch ...

The historic Django Reinhardt NY Festival will celebrate its milestone 25th Anniversary with a special concert at Sony Hall on November 13th at 8pm. The celebration will feature the Django Festival ...

At the age of 16 while still in high school, Max O’Rourke attended Django Camp in Northampton to learn more about jazz manouche, also referred to as hot club-style jazz. Now years later, O’Rourke is ...

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 ...

Starring legendary Gypsy guitarist TCHAVOLO SCHMITT, Gypsy guitar star DORADO SCHMITT, virtuoso violinist FLORIN NICULESCU, accordion great LUDOVIC BEIER, young guitar dynamo SAMSON SCHMITT, top Dutch ...

Django Reinhardt was born in 1910 to a family of French Gypsies. He taught himself guitar before he could read or write, but then he nearly lost his life (and badly hurt his hand) as a young man by ...

Swing, in its most joyful manifestations, is clearly the thing for French guitar virtuoso Dorado Schmitt. As the name of his band attests, he and The Django All-Stars are devoted to furthering the ...

Sir Rod Stewart & Jools Holland Partner Up For New Album by Michael Major - December 05, 2023 For the first time, Britain's new partners in swing have united to share their peerless dexterity on a ...