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The popularity of gypsy jazz has generated an increasing number of festivals, such as the Festival Django Reinhardt held every last weekend of June since 1983 in Samois-sur-Seine (France), [48] [49] and since 2017 in nearby Fontainebleau; the various DjangoFests held throughout Europe [50] and the US; and "Django in June", an annual camp for Gypsy jazz musicians and aficionados held at Smith ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Django Reinhardt (born January 23, 1910, Liberchies, Belgium—died May 16, 1953, Fontainebleau, France) was a guitarist who is generally considered one of the few European jazz musicians of true originality. Reinhardt, who was of Roma (Gypsy) parentage, traveled through France and Belgium as a boy and young man learning to play the violin ...
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Sep 24, 2016 · These tones are only mildly dissonant, but since they are outside of the basic triad they help to create some harmonic interest. The 6/9 sound, both major and minor, is a hallmark of Gypsy jazz guitar. When Django played minor scale passages, he often used the Dorian mode (1–2–b3–4–5–6–b7) to achieve the minor 6/9 sound.
Jun 7, 2024 · Django Reinhardt was the world’s first guitar virtuoso, Romani jazz star, and the innovator behind the rise of gypsy jazz. Jun 7, 2024 • By Scott Mclaughlan , PhD Sociology Gypsy jazz guitar extraordinaire Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) was the star of the remarkable Quintet of the Hot Club of France (1934-39), the most original European contribution in the history of jazz.
Sep 16, 2013 · The history of gypsy jazz begins with Django Reinhardt, though many would argue that gypsy jazz is Django Reinhardt. Django was born in 1910 into a Manouche-Romany family and although born in Belgium, Django spent most of his childhood in the gypsy camps on the outskirts of Paris where he learnt to play the violin and later the banjo-guitar.
Mar 7, 2023 · Cornelius Corkery has been in London for over five years playing the regular Hot Club haunts in the city. He started a podcast, Gypsy Jazz Hangouts, in 2020 and is about to take his show The Django Songbook on tour. “Django’s music transcends generations, fads and trends,” he says. “It’s hard to imagine this music ever being irrelevant.
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Feb 20, 2015 · DjangoBooks.com. Django Legacy – The Music of Django Reinhardt & the Birth of Gypsy Jazz. by Denis Chang Since the early 2000s, there has been a global surge in the popularity of Gypsy Jazz and the music of Django Reinhardt. Many articles have been written about it, and many myths have been perpetuated as to the origins of Gypsy Jazz.
