In the months leading up to his death, Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt lamented that he might be overlooked by history. Indeed, by the time a heart attack took Reinhardt’s life at the age of 43 in ...

Jazz lovers know that gypsy guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt was one of the genre’s stars during the ’30s and ’40s — a fact that will be celebrated on Friday at the 10th annual Django a Gogo tribute ...

One of the world’s leading proponents of the music of Gypsy jazz innovator Django Reinhardt, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday, guitarist John Jorgenson offered illuminating ...

Django Reinhardt has a special status, whether it's as the first musician to arise outside the US as a significant jazz soloist; as a guitarist who overcame crippling injuries to develop a rapid-fire ...

MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: Well, at the moment that record was being made, the Nazis were ascendant in Germany. The spectre of war loomed over Europe and somehow they found that rhythm.

Django Reinhardt has achieved an almost godlike status among those who love jazz guitar. When he and violinist Stephane Grappelli formed the Quintet of the Hot Club of France in 1934, they created a ...

French jazz guitarist and composer Jean “Django” Reinhardt’s life is the stuff of legend. Two of his fingers became paralyzed as the result of a fire early in his career, but he persevered and went on ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Django Reinhardt Celebration pays tribute to the iconic gypsy jazz ...

If there is a missing link between Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Woody Allen, Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer and Gypsy jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt, it is undoubtedly French six-string ...

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 ...

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, ...

In the sphere of improvisational guitarists one name always warrants mention: Django Reinhardt. He was in a class by himself and has been referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of jazz guitar. To this day no ...