Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Django Reinhardt, playing live circa 1970. Django Reinhardt was a true guitarist’s guitarist. As George Benson states, “Django ...

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 ...

What’s in a name? Billed as the Gypsy swing great-nephew of jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt, the amazing in his own right Lulo Reinhardt has to walk a fine line. “I have to say the name is really ...

The title of “most talented guitarist of all time” isn’t something to be dished out lightly. And when it comes down to it, such a label is up to individual listeners and tastes. However, Django ...

Dreyfus Jazz celebrates the 100th Birthday of one of the most influential guitarists--Django Reinhardt--with an expansive series of new albums by today's jazz guitar masters. The French jazz label ...

When Django Reinhardt switched from acoustic to electric guitar, his fans, feeling betrayed, called him "Judas." However, he later used this new instrument to record Blonde On Blonde, often considered ...

It’s not easy following in the footsteps of a legend. But Lulo Reinhardt has carved out a melodious path of his own, as an internationally acclaimed guitarist. He is the great-nephew of 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 ...

Late in Django, a proudly fictionalized improvisation upon the theme of Django Reinhardt–ness, the world’s most famous gypsy-jazz guitar virtuoso gets told by a Nazi what he and his combo can and ...

Belgian Romani icon Django Reinhardt is considered by many music historians and fans to be the greatest jazz guitarist who ever lived. Known for his work in the early 20th century, Reinhardt managed ...