Dorado Schmitt, legendary gypsy guitarist from France, has been at the center of the Django music resurgence in the US by appearing regularly at the Django Reinhardt NY Festival. Besides starring at ...
Django at 100 article by Stuart Broomer, published on January 23, 2010 at All About Jazz. Find more Profile articles ...
A premier acolyte of the brilliant gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, Frenchman Dorado Schmitt is leading the centennial celebration of Reinhardt’s birth with a rare national tour. Celebrating ...
In other years, he says, the group was called Django Reinhardt New York Festival. Since it's a centennial celebration, it will be called Django 100 on this tour. As for others in the lineup, Samson ...
Django Reinhardt, the Roma genius, born to Gypsy parents in 1910, is considered by many to be the single most important guitarist in the entire history of jazz. To honor the 100th anniversary of ...
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His nickname conjures up romantic evenings at sidewalk cafés on the Boulevard St. Germain: aromatic Gauloises Disque Bleu cigarettes; endless cups of café noisette; beret-wearing, leather-skirted ...