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Gypsy Jazz World
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THE LEGENDS & HISTORY OF GYPSY JAZZ
We’ve got biographies of the gypsy jazz legends and we’ve added playlists, profiles and a video gallery so you can discover more about the history and the stories behind this great style of music.
Of course, there’s Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. But there are plenty of other gypsy jazz guitarists and musicians who played their own role in the development of the Jazz Manouche genre.
Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli remains, more than twenty years after his death, a quintessential jazz figure....
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GYPSY JAZZ MUSICIANS & BANDS
Discover the musicians around the world who are continuing the gypsy jazz tradition in 2020 and beyond! Whether it’s labelled Jazz Manouche, Sinti Jazz, Jazz Gitane or Hot Jazz, the thing that ties the music together is that it really swings!
Of course, you’ll discover plenty of great guitarists following in the footsteps of the Django Reinhardt school of playing, but you’ll also discover others who add a range of different influences to create their particular twist on the Gypsy Jazz style.
Filippo Dall’Asta
Berlin-London based Filippo Dall’Asta is an Italian Gypsy jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader and arranger, mixing the sounds of Gypsy jazz with classical music, bebop and the melodies of his native Italy, to forge his own style of progressive guitar playing....
Harry Edwards
Based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Harry Edwards is a guitarist whose core passions are composition and gypsy jazz. He coordinates and performs in numerous jazz ensembles including gypsy jazz band ‘Django’s Tiger,’ original compositions group the ‘Harry Edwards...
Dario Napoli
Dario Napoli’s ‘Modern Manouche’ project brings a passion for sinti guitarist Django Reinhardt firmly into the 21st century. Aside from the obvious gypsy swing influences, original and standard compositions mix elements from bebop and modern jazz through to funk and...
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WHERE TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT JAZZ MANOUCHE
Whether you’re looking for a club to listen to gypsy jazz music in, or you just want to find out more about the stories behind the music, we’ve put together some guides on some common topics.
5 Best Gypsy Jazz Bars in Paris
If you want to hear Gypsy Jazz in Paris, you're in luck: it's alive and well there today. The...
Best Django Reinhardt Books
Django Reinhardt is one of the most legendary players in jazz history. His accomplishments in the...
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