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ALBUMIn PersonDjango Reinhardt
Albums by Django Reinhardt
ALBUMAll That Jazz, Vol. 79: Django Reinhardt In Brussels: The Legendary 1948 Concerto and the Studio RecordingsDjango Reinhardt
ALBUM7days Presents: Django Reinhardt - Gypsy SwingDjango Reinhardt
ALBUMJazz In Paris: Place de BrouckèreDjango Reinhardt
ALBUMJazz in Paris: Django's BluesDjango Reinhardt
ALBUMJazz in Paris: Swing 48Django Reinhardt
ALBUMJazz in Paris: Django et compagnieDjango Reinhardt
ALBUMJazz in Paris: Swing from ParisDjango Reinhardt
ALBUMDjango's MusicDjango Reinhardt
ALBUMThe Rome Sessions, Vol. 1 - 1949/ 1950Django Reinhardt
ALBUMWar Clouds Vol 2 1940 -1944Django Reinhardt
Artist Playlists
Django Reinhardt Essentials
All hail the gypsy king of jazz guitar.
Inspired by Django Reinhardt
Swinging at the movies, plus tributes from jazz greats.
Django Reinhardt: Deep Cuts
The guitarist investigates sounds far beyond France.
Artist Biography
Born in Belgium in 1910 and raised in France, Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt was the first European jazz musician to carve out a unique style—jazz manouche—wedding the virtuosic speed and rhythmic conception of Roma traditional music with jazz improvisation. He led the transformation of the guitar from a rhythmic to a soloistic role, and wrote numerous compositions that became standards, including “Nuages” and “Minor Swing.” Although he taught himself to play numerous instruments as a child, Reinhardt didn’t connect with jazz until the late 1920s, and after meeting violinist Stéphane Grappelli in Paris he began formulating a style that emerged with their Quintette du Hot Club de France, performing with many visiting American jazz greats. The band was touring the UK at the outbreak of World War II, so Reinhardt returned to France for the duration, but he reunited with Grappelli in 1946 and also traveled to the US to tour with Duke Ellington. He died in 1953 from a brain hemorrhage.
Hometown
Liberchies, Belgium
Genre
Jazz