Durium Posted January 21, 2010 Report Posted January 21, 2010 DJANGO REINHARDT Django Reinhardt is unique, a Gypsy guitar genius, who became an icon of the swing jazz period in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. Django is world famous for his command of the guitar and he is also famed for his compositions, some of which have become part of the jazz standard repertoire, like Minor Swing, Nuages and Djangology. Django was a personality larger than life according to the many anecdotes and stories told about him, his biography has always been surrounded by the myth of a legend. Here we will keep to facts about his career ( Jørgen Larsen in Keep Swinging). Django Reinhardt 100: The prewar period Keep swinging Durium Quote
brownie Posted January 21, 2010 Report Posted January 21, 2010 A Place Django Reinhardt was inaugurated today in the northern Paris where Django spent part of his childhood. The official site of the City of Paris had a special page (in French) on its occasion. The page features two videos including the lower one which has Django and Stéphane Grappelli playing withe other members of the Quintette du Hot Club de France! Quote
lesterperkins Posted January 23, 2010 Report Posted January 23, 2010 Happy 100th Birthday Django Reinhardt! some very rare footage of the master followed by hours of his music. http://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/django-rheinhardt/happy-birthday-django-reinhardt.html and check out this full length documentary. http://www.jazzonthetube.com/videos/django-rheinhardt/django-reinhardt-documentary.html Enjoy! Quote
GA Russell Posted January 23, 2010 Report Posted January 23, 2010 I picked up from Your Music an EMI/Blue Note Best of compilation. Today would be a good day to open it up. Quote
Durium Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Posted January 28, 2010 DJANGO REINHARDT In January 2010 we commemorate the fact that Django Reinhardt, gypsy genius on the frets, was born 100 years ago. The music world suddenly had lost a unique guitar genius, but his legend and legacy has affectionately been taken care of by numerous jazz fans and other musicians till this day. Django's music will remain an important contribution to jazz. ( Jørgen Larsen) Django Reinhardt 100; The postwar years Keep swinging Durium Quote
thedwork Posted January 30, 2010 Report Posted January 30, 2010 django was definitely the man. i'm going to see an anniversary/tribute/celebration concert next week w/ frank vignola's group. looking forward to it. Quote
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