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Pearl Jam, The Concretes, Django Reinhardt

May 4, 2006 • Passionate hard rock from Pearl Jam; Seattle's next big act Mountain Con; A farewell release from Grandaddy; Sweden's colorful pop group The Concretes and more.

Pearl Jam, The Concretes, Django Reinhardt

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Hoagy Carmichael, Youssou N'Dour, Django Reinhardt

November 11, 2002 • New acoustic music from Youssou N'Dour; The African fusion of Mali's Salif Keita; The remastered Nonesuch Explorer Series; Stardust memories of Hoagy Carmichael and more.

Hoagy Carmichael, Youssou N'Dour, Django Reinhardt

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Guest DJ Jonsi Of Sigur Ros

March 29, 2010 • On this edition of All Songs Considered, Jonsi talks about his new solo album, Go, and shares some of the songs that have helped shape his own music.

Guest DJ Jonsi Of Sigur Ros

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Django Reinhardt would play any chance he got. At the height of his fame, he'd stroll into a bistro with his guitar and busk — not for the spare change, but just to play. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption

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Music Interviews

Django Reinhardt: 100 Years Of Hot Jazz

January 22, 2010 • 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 a new style of music in the 1930s and '40s that came to be dubbed "gypsy jazz." Saturday marks the centennial of his birth.

Django Reinhardt: 100 Years Of Hot Jazz

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Gypsy Jazz: From Reinhardt to Rap

WNYC Radio

May 7, 2008 • Decades after the death of Django Reinhardt, his music is flourishing and evolving in Roma musical communities all around the world. Hear an interview with Michael Dregni, author of a new book on Gypsy swing.

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Concerts

Django Reinhardt Festival: Hot Club Music

WBGO

December 4, 2008 • Exhilarated and a little homesick at the end of a three-week U.S. tour, Dorado Schmitt and his band swing hard and play loose. The air dances at this Django Reinhardt Festival at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club, featuring two French guitarists, a violinist, a squeeze-box man and a bassist.

Django Reinhardt Festival on JazzSet

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Django Reinhardt: A Gypsy Legend

December 8, 2004 • Django Reinhardt is a legend of jazz guitar whose shadow still looms over performers 50 years after his death. A new book sheds light on the life of Reinhardt, who rose to stardom in just 43 years.

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Django Reinhardt: 'The Classic Early Recordings'

August 1, 2001 • Django Reinhardt was burned in a fire when he was 18 and lost the use of two fingers. Yet he managed to rise to the top of the jazz world. The Classic Early Recordings allows us to hear Reinhardt in his early years, when his unique gypsy flamenco guitaring was just becoming popular in the United States.

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'Django'

October 2, 2000 • Two very different musical personalities contributed to the timeless jazz standard, dedicated to the giant of gypsy jazz.

'Django'

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Django Reinhardt lost two fingers in an accident, but developed a unique style around his disability. William P. Gottlieb/Library of Congress via flickr.com hide caption

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Django's World: Hot Club Jazz

90.5 WESA

November 24, 2008 • Manouche Jazz, commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz," is a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. Originating in Paris in the early 1930s, it was first popularized by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Hear five songs from the genre's founders and modern jazz musicians.