Reinhardt was born on 23 January 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium, [12] into a French family [8] of Manouche Romani descent. [12] His French, Alsatian father, Jean Eugene Weiss, domiciled in Paris with his wife, went by Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt, his wife's surname, to avoid French military conscription. [13] His mother, Laurence Reinhardt, was a dancer. [13]

Django Reinhardt (born January 23, 1910, Liberchies, Belgium—died May 16, 1953, Fontainebleau, France) was a guitarist who is generally considered one of the few European jazz musicians of true originality.. Reinhardt, who was of Roma (Gypsy) parentage, traveled through France and Belgium as a boy and young man learning to play the violin, guitar, and banjo.

Django Reinhardt recorded for the first time in 1928. His music earned him a lot of popularity and even gained the young man worldwide attention. It is said that British bandleader Jack Hylton came to France just in order to hear his performance. Impressed, Hylton offered Reinhardt a job with his band on the spot, which the latter gladly accepted.

May 16, 2023 · But Reinhardt was the inspiration to carry on. “I could relate to Django Reinhardt after losing two fingers, and listening to him inspired me to play more,” Iommi told Gibson TV in 2020. Like Reinhardt, Iommi sought a workaround, and in lighter strings and tuning down he chanced upon a new sound for electric guitar.

Jan 22, 2010 · Django Reinhardt: 100 Years Of Hot Jazz The word "genius" gets thrown around a lot, but when it comes to music, Reinhardt deserves that mantle. With no formal training, the Roma guitarist created ...

Jan 23, 2021 · Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington. (Credit: William P. Gottlieb) With the commencement of the Second World War, Reinhardt cut his UK tour short and returned to France while Grappelli stayed in the UK. Though Reinhardt found a quick replacement in the clarinet player Hubert Rostaing, he’s life in France became increasingly terrifying.

Jan 18, 2024 · Reinhardt would go on to record or perform with American giants such as Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter and Duke Ellington, but the iconic sound of his 1930s work with violinist Stéphane Grappelli as part of the Quintette du Hot Club de France might be his greatest legacy. The birth of ‘Django’ Jean Baptiste Reinhardt was born into a Manouche Romani family in Liberchies, Belgium, on 23 ...

The sprawling Intégrale Django Reinhardt, Volumes 1 through 20 (Frémeaux et Associés) is a massive, amazing tribute to Django Reinhardt’s life.. The basic outline of Django Reinhardt’s remarkable career is familiar to just about anyone who loves the guitar: how he started playing guitar-banjo as a child in the bals musette, the rough, …

Jun 27, 2018 · Django Reinhardt [1] Jazz guitarist, composer For the Record… [2] Sustained Serious Injuries in Caravan Fire [3] Returned to European Jazz Circuit with Famed Quintet [4] Achieved Legendary Status as Jazz Guitar Innovator [5] Selected discography [6] Sources [7] The first European musical virtuoso

Django Reinhardt en 1946. Expert en Jazz manouche, il maîtrise l'art de la guitare.. Jean Reinhardt naît dans une roulotte stationnant à Liberchies, en Belgique, où il est déclaré, selon son acte de naissance, « fils de Jean-Baptiste Reinhart […] et de Laurence Reinhart » [1] originaire d'Alsace.Son père, Jean-Baptiste Eugène Weiss, violoniste et pianiste ambulant de son état, ne ...