Django Reinhardt
Robert Armstrong's painted Django Guitar - Boing Boing
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Robert Armstrong's painted Django Guitar Boing Boing By Mark Frauenfelder at 1:58 pm Wednesday, May 16 Michael Simmons of Fretboard Journal says: Today is the 59th anniversary of Django Reinhardt's death. To honor him, I posted images of a guitar that I had Robert Armstrong paint for me years ago. |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
On Jazz: Akua Dixon's swingin' strings - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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![]() The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | On Jazz: Akua Dixon's swingin' strings The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Howard Alden is the real Emmet Ray: The mysterious swing guitarist whose talents, in Woody Allen's 1999 "Sweet and Lowdown," rivaled those of Django Reinhardt. Alden played the fictional Ray's guitar parts for the film, then taught actor Sean Penn how ... |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
Django Reinhardt Festival Returns to Birdland | June 19-24 - Grateful Web
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![]() Grateful Web | Django Reinhardt Festival Returns to Birdland | June 19-24 Grateful Web The annual Django Reinhardt NY Festival now is semi-annual, June and November, due to public demand for this very popular event of HOT JAZZ. The Festival is produced by Pat Philips & Ettore Stratta. Returning are 'THE YOUNG LIONS OF GYPSY JAZZ' from ... Django Reinhardt NY Festival |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
Guitar guru at forefront of style - Stockton Record
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Guitar guru at forefront of style Stockton Record By Tony Sauro George Cole, the guy who taught Billie Joe Armstrong to play guitar, now is schooling listeners in the six-string gypsy-jazz charms of Django Reinhardt. Armstrong, of course, subsequently achieved multi-platinum riches and recognition in ... |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
Giants of gypsy jazz come to Flowerfield - Coleraine Times
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Giants of gypsy jazz come to Flowerfield Coleraine Times THE INSPIRATIONAL music of legendary gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt will be celebrated in Portstewart next month when the world's leading clarinettist, Evan Christopher, presents his Django à la Créole masterpiece at Flowerfield Arts Centre, ... |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
RiverJazz Lineup - Allentown Morning Call
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RiverJazz Lineup Allentown Morning Call Acoustic jazz quartet dedicated to playing and preserving the music of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt Django. Air Products Town Square. Free. •Lynnie Godfrey: 5:30 pm May 18, dinner; 7 pm show. The New York singer and actress, who has relocated to ... |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
Greg Lake Talks Guitars, King Crimson, ELP and the Late Gary Moore - Gibson
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Greg Lake Talks Guitars, King Crimson, ELP and the Late Gary Moore Gibson We played Django Reinhardt, and we did Paganini violin exercises and so forth. Even though I loved American music, and had played it throughout my youth, it was very easy for me to adapt to using European music as the basis for new creations. |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
International Line-Up in a Reinhardt-Inspired Evening of Virtuosity - PR.com (press release)
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International Line-Up in a Reinhardt-Inspired Evening of Virtuosity PR.com (press release) ... accordionist Maurizio Minardi and guitarist Andrea Quintarelli, return to Benslow Music on Tuesday 22 May for an evening of moody and virtuosic jazz inspired by the gypsy tradition of Django Reinhardt and injected with exuberant individuality. |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
Florida Orchestra makes charming French connection in 'Postcards from Paris ... - Tampabay.com
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Florida Orchestra makes charming French connection in 'Postcards from Paris ... Tampabay.com ... an accordion soloist, Patrick Harison, for "Postcards from Paris," which featured music from Gershwin (An American in Paris, naturally) to Debussy (Clair de lune) to Django Reinhardt (a swinging arrangement of Daphne, with guitarist Gil Gutierrez). |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM
Carrying on legacy of Django - This is South Wales
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Carrying on legacy of Django This is South Wales Fapy Lafertin and Lollo Meier are arguably the two true ambassadors of the legacy of Django Reinhardt. Fapy was born in Courtraie (Belgium) into the Manouche gypsy community. From a very young age he played all kinds of instruments, starting by playing ... |
Published on Monday 21st of May 2012 10:28:54 PM






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