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Jazz

France

Biréli Lagrène

Guitar | Performer | Composer

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Top Songs on Shazam

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Isn't She Lovely

Biréli Lagrène & Sylvain Luc

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21.5k

Minor Swing

Biréli Lagrène

All Time

15.2k

Chicken

Jaco Pastorius, Biréli Lagrène & Peter Lübke

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11.0k

Come Fly with Me

Biréli Lagrène

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7.67k

La Mer

Biréli Lagrène

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5.44k

Latest Release

Album

2026

Elegant PeopleBiréli Lagrène

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My Foolish HeartBiréli Lagrène

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ChickenJaco Pastorius, Biréli Lagrène & Peter Lübke

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The ChickenBiréli Lagrène & Jaco Pastorius

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Si Tu SavaisBiréli Lagrène

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One TakeBiréli Lagrène

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It Don't Mean a ThingJimmy Rosenberg

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Come Fly with MeBiréli Lagrène

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Limehouse BluesJimmy Rosenberg

All Releases

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Album

2026

Elegant PeopleBiréli Lagrène

2026

DJANGO: A Jazz Tribute (with Biréli Lagrène & Babik Reinhardt) - EPBabik Reinhardt & Biréli Lagrène

2026

Bacara - SingleBabik Reinhardt & Biréli Lagrène

2026

Action - SingleBabik Reinhardt & Biréli Lagrène

Single

2026

Nuages - SingleBabik Reinhardt & Biréli Lagrène

Single

2023

Feelings (Pour toi) - SingleBiréli Lagrène

Single

2023

Ma cabane au Canada - SingleBiréli Lagrène

Album

2022

Solo SuitesBiréli Lagrène

Album

2020

Remembering Jaco (Multiquarium Big Band)Charlier/Sourisse & Biréli Lagrène

Album

2020

Nuages de Jazz ...OLIVIER KIRSCH, Dorado Schmitt & Biréli Lagrène

Album

2018

Storyteller (feat. Larry Grenadier & Mino Cinélu)Biréli Lagrène

Single

2017

One Take (Live at Studio Sextan) - SingleBiréli Lagrène

Album

2015

D-StringzStanley Clarke, Biréli Lagrène & Jean-Luc Ponty

Compilation Album

2012

Best MomentsBiréli Lagrène & Sylvain Luc

Compilation Album

2010

Django ForeverBiréli Lagrène, Wedeli Köhler & 16 Gypsy Strings

Compilation Album

2010

3 Original Album ClassicsBiréli Lagrène

Compilation Album

2010

3 Original ClassicsBiréli Lagrène

Compilation Album

2009

5 Original Album ClassicsBiréli Lagrène

Album

2009

Gipsy TrioBiréli Lagrène

Album

2009

SummertimeBiréli Lagrène & Sylvain Luc

Album

2008

Electric SideBiréli Lagrène

Live Album

2007

WDR Big Band - Djangology / Solo - To Bi or Not to BiBiréli Lagrène

Album

2006

Hommage a GrappelliBenjamin Schmid, Georg Breinschmid, Edi Köhldorfer, Ernst Reijseger & Biréli Lagrène

Live Album

2006

Solo - To Bi or Not to Bi (Live)Biréli Lagrène

Album

2003

Front PageDennis Chambers & Bireli Lagrene & Dominique Di Piazza

Album

2001

Gipsy ProjectBiréli Lagrène

1996

Django: A Jazz Tribute (Live) - EPBabik Reinhardt & Biréli Lagrène

Compilation Album

1992

StandardsBiréli Lagrène

Upcoming Concerts for Biréli Lagrène

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Biréli Lagrène currently has 11 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026 at THE EVENT HOUSE - Kurhaus Bad Aibling in Bad Aibling, BY, Germany.

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Popular Credits

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The Chicken

Jaco Pastorius & Biréli Lagrène

Jazz·1986

Strech

Stanley Clarke & Jean-Luc Ponty

Jazz·2015

Chiche (avec Biréli Lagrène) [Live]

Henri Salvador

French Pop·2002

Be My Love

Roberto Alagna & Biréli Lagrène

Jazz·2001

To and Fro

Stanley Clarke, Jean-Luc Ponty & Biréli Lagrène

Jazz·2015

Tango pour Claude

Richard Galliano

Jazz·1993

À Paris

Jacky Terrasson

Jazz·2000

Oléo (Live)

Henri Salvador, Biréli Lagrène, André Ceccarelli & Vincent Artaud

French Pop·2002

Front Page

Biréli Lagrène, Dennis Chambers & Dominique Di piazza

Jazz·2000

Caravan (Live)

Biréli Lagrène & WDR Big Band

Jazz·2007

Collaborators

London Symphony Orchestra

About Biréli Lagrène

Hometown

Soufflenheim, France

Born

September 4, 1966

Genre

Jazz

Artist Links

Official Website

A celebrated French guitarist, Biréli Lagrène is widely recognized for his fertile blend of swinging jazz, post-bop, and fusion. Emerging with Routes to Django: Live in 1980, the then-13-year-old guitarist was quickly praised as an heir to the legendary Django Reinhardt. Over time, however, he broadened his approach, exploring artists like Wes Montgomery, Larry Coryell, and Jimi Hendrix, influences he displayed on 1988's Inferno and 2008's Electric Side. As evidenced by 1992's Standards, 2018's Storyteller, and 2024's Biréli Lagrène Plays Loulou Gasté, Lagrène often blends Reinhardt-inspired jazz traditions with a contemporary flair, a balance he exemplifies on 2026's Elegant People.