Django Reinhardt, the Gypsy jazz guitarist whose centennial fell early on this year’s calendar, infuriated his closest friend and best collaborator, Stephane Grappelli, with stereotypically Gypsy-ish ...

Just hearing the word “Django” may bring thoughts of music or dance for some. And they would be right. “Django” is a 1954 ...

At any given time, there are a few acts on the jazz scene who lovingly imitate the legendary Quintette du Hot Club de France. That band's innovations in the 1930s, driven by guitarist Django Reinhardt ...

Longevity certainly has its advantages - but for musicians seeking legendary status, an early departure often seals the deal. Widely revered and pervasively influential, French violinist Stéphane ...

In the months leading up to his death, Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt lamented that he might be overlooked by history. Indeed, by the time a heart attack took Reinhardt’s life at the age of 43 in ...

Pearl Django has added a little Latin spice to its beloved Gypsy-swing sound on the new album, "Chasing Shadows." It's the eighth release for the Northwest band that has been paying tribute to the ...

In the best Gypsy fashion, Stochelo Rosenberg is in his caravan when we speak on the telephone. The caravan is in the little French town of Samois-sur-Seine, which, being where the great Gypsy (or ...

The year was 1973. Five years had passed since the Kumpania tour had, against all odds, blazed a trail across the American Northeast, five years since Lenny Kramer's Rolling Stone feature had ...