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About Django Reinhardt
Hometown
Liberchies, Belgium
Born
January 23, 1910
Genre
Jazz
Born in Belgium in 1910 and raised in France, Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt was the first European jazz musician to carve out a unique style—jazz manouche—wedding the virtuosic speed and rhythmic conception of Roma traditional music with jazz improvisation. He led the transformation of the guitar from a rhythmic to a soloistic role, and wrote numerous compositions that became standards, including “Nuages” and “Minor Swing.” Although he taught himself to play numerous instruments as a child, Reinhardt didn’t connect with jazz until the late 1920s, and after meeting violinist Stéphane Grappelli in Paris he began formulating a style that emerged with their Quintette du Hot Club de France, performing with many visiting American jazz greats. The band was touring the UK at the outbreak of World War II, so Reinhardt returned to France for the duration, but he reunited with Grappelli in 1946 and also traveled to the US to tour with Duke Ellington. He died in 1953 from a brain hemorrhage.
Django Reinhardt has also released music as a member of Michel Warlop et Son Orchestre, Django's Music, The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Django Reinhardt et Son Quintette, Philippe Brun and His Swing Band, Philippe Brun and his Jam Band, Souvenirs De Django Reinhardt, and Django Reinhardt & His American Swing Band.
Musical InfluencesDjango Reinhardt's musical influences include Maurice Ravel, Scott Joplin, Joseph Reinhardt and more.
Influenced by Django ReinhardtDjango Reinhardt has influenced the music of Michel Legrand, Joe Pass, The Chieftains and more.
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