Indeed, Reinhardt was a family man, having been raised amongst the gypsy people who are famous for the alliance of their extended tribe. [49] Reinhardt's music was re-recorded for the film by the Dutch jazz band Rosenberg Trio with lead guitarist Stochelo Rosenberg. I chose his style because it spoke to me. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most significant exponents.[2][3]. Jeff Rush Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:48:33 -0700 Michael Schurter wrote: > > Speaking of protecting the logo, my wife contacted the PSF a couple > weeks ago about using the logo on a small run of laptop sleeves she's > crafting. Find (Attr.) [13]:12, While developing his interest in jazz, Reinhardt met Stphane Grappelli, a young violinist with similar musical interests. According to jazz guitarist Frank Vignola, almost every one of the worlds major guitarists have been influenced by Reinhardt. He continued to play in Paris jazz clubs and began playing electric guitar. [57], On 23 January 2010, Google Doodle celebrated Django Reinhards 100th Birthday.[58][59]. [2] In February 2017, the Berlin International Film Festival held the world premiere of the French film Django. [18], Reinhardt's brother Joseph and Roger Chaput also played on guitar, and Louis Vola was on bass. He was later married to Sophie Ziegler from 1943 till his death in 1953. Show all results: He also experimented with classical composition, writing a Mass for the Gypsies and a symphony. On November 2nd, 1928 a fire destroyed the caravan that Django Reinhardt shared with his wife together with all their belongings and severely burnt his left hand and his right leg. [11]:13, At the age of 17, Reinhardt married Florine "Bella" Mayer, a girl from the same Romani settlement, according to Romani custom (although not an official marriage under French law). Fortunately for him, a jazz-loving German, Luftwaffe officer Dietrich Schulz-Khn[de], allowed him to return to Paris. He knocked over a candle, which ignited the extremely flammable celluloid that his wife used to make artificial flowers. Vola invited them to jam with his jazz ensemble, consisting of violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitarist Roger Chaput who was sometimes replaced with Pierre Ferret. Managed by: Private User. This article abides by terms of the Creative Commons CC-by-sa 3.0 License (CC-by-sa), which may be used and disseminated with proper attribution. Archtop Magazine, March 1988; reproduced in Cruickshank, 1994, p. 47. Jean "Django" Reinhardt[1][2] (French: [do jnat] or [do ent]; 23 January 1910 - 16 May 1953) was a Belgium-born French guitarist and composer of Romani ethnicity. DR: All the gypsies in the entire world have made use of foreign masses for many centuries. [30][31], In Rome in 1949, Reinhardt recruited three Italian jazz players (on bass, piano, and snare drum) and recorded over 60 tunes in an Italian studio. The fire ravaged the caravan and Django, in addition to losing all of his possessions, was badly injured. Author William Kotzwinkle's 1989 collection, The Hot Jazz Trio stars Reinhardt in a surrealistic fantasy also featuring. According to author Michael Dregni, Lousson spent a number of years travelling in Italy, then returned to France in the early 1990s. DR: No, no, no, don't think that. Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington. Reinhardt spent most of his youth in gypsy encampments close to Paris, spending carefree days immersed in music. [54], Numerous musicians have written and recorded tributes to Reinhardt. His father was Jean Eugene Weiss and his mother was Laurence Reinhardt. After the war, Reinhardt rejoined Grappelli in the UK and went on to tour the United States in 1946 with Duke Ellington's orchestra as a special guest soloist. The British guitarist Diz Disley plays in a style based on Reinhardt's technique and he collaborated on numerous projects with Stphane Grappelli; Reinhardt also had an influence on other styles and musical genres, including Western Swing, notably in the work of Bob Wills. Django Reinhardt, original name Jean Reinhardt, (born January 23, 1910, Liberchies, Belgiumdied May 16, 1953, Fontainebleau, France), guitarist who is generally considered one of the few European jazz musicians of true originality. From left to right: Baro Ferret, Lousson Baumgartner (son of Django Reinhardt), Reinhardt and Sarane Ferret. He developed his own unique and unconventional musical technique, which eventually made him a legend in the history of music. (The swinging sound of Venuti's jazz violin and Eddie Lang's virtuoso guitar-playing anticipated the more famous sound of Reinhardt and Grappelli's later ensemble.) Born in Belgium, his French father, Jean Eugene Weiss, chose to use his wife's maiden name of Reinhart instead of Weiss. Select from premium (Attr.) Django: Directed by Etienne Comar. In the fifties, bebop superseded swing in jazz, rock and roll took off, and electric instruments became dominant in popular music. Reinhardt's nickname purportedly means 'I Awake' in the Romani language, however it may. A French film based on his lifetitled Djangowas also released recently. Their son Henri, nicknamed "Lousson" from the French "l'ourson" meaning "bear cub", was born in 1929, however shortly after this the couple separated and Florine remarried; his birth certificate thus bears the last name Baumgartner from Mayer's second husband. His final years were difficult. Reinhardt was touring in England when the World War II broke out. With violinist Stphane Grappelli,[1] Reinhardt formed the Paris-based Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. So Django Reinhardt was born in Belgium in 1910 but moved to France. The film showed the influence of Reinhardts music in various countries worldwide. Reinhardt kehitti uuden jazzkitaran soittotyylin, joka teki suuren vaikutuksen hnt seuranneisiin kitaristeihin. They had a son, Babik Reinhardt, who became a respected guitarist.[23]. Django remains a cultural hero to maverick guitarists world-round who play his music as homage to the legendary architect of the "gypsy jazz" sound. Before he could start working with the band, Reinhardt faced a terrible accident. Decca Records in the United States released three records of Quintette tunes with Reinhardt on guitar, and one other, credited to "Stephane Grappelli & His Hot 4 with Django Reinhardt", in 1935. Django: the Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend . Grappelli remained in the United Kingdom for the duration of the war. Mother of Jean-Jaques Babik Reinhardt. After having played a broad spectrum of music, he was introduced to American jazz by an acquaintance, mile Savitry, whose record collection included such musical luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang. However, they parted shortly after the accident. He played mainly with a plectrum for maximum volume and attack (particularly in the 1920s-early 30s when amplification in venues was minimal or non-existent), although he could also play fingerstyle on occasion, as evidenced by some recorded introductions and solos. Some claim it means I awake in Romani, while others state it was just a different version of Jean. Reinhardt's first son, Lousson (a.k.a. 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. His young wife, Florine "Bella" Mayer, made fake flowers from celluloid and paper and their caravan was filled with highly flammable materials. . After the tour, Reinhardt secured an engagement at Caf Society Uptown, where he played four solos a day, backed by the resident band. Jazz and swing music was not yet on the young Django's radar yet, however, but his musical repertoire as a young man included being adept at playing the guitar, violin and banjo. As World War II was declared, the original quintet was on tour in the United Kingdom. His music is a reflection of his serene nature, or at least his nature which compels him to seek serenity, which was most often in the comfort of his past. Reinhardt expanded his musical horizons during this period. His infallible technique, his daring, 'on the edge' improvisations coupled with his vastly advanced harmonic sense, took him to musical heights that Christian and many other Bop musicians never came near. Following his accident in 1928 in which his left hand was severely burned and he lost most of the use of all except his first two fingers, he developed a completely new left hand technique and started performing on guitar accompanying popular singers of the day, before discovering jazz and presenting his new hybrid style of gypsy approach plus jazz to the outside world via the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Often regarded as the first important European jazz musician who made major contributions to the development of the idiom, he is also revered by guitarists worldwide as among the foremost exponents of the instrument. Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland, each year hosts a festival in tribute to Django called "Django sur Lennon" or "Django on the Lennon" the Lennon being the name of the local river that runs through the village. Jean "Django" Reinhardt (23. tammikuuta 1910 Liberchies, Belgia - 16. toukokuuta 1953 Fontainebleau, Ranska) oli belgialainen jazzkitaristi.Hn oli aikansa suurin jazzkitaristi ja merkittvin eurooppalainen muusikko jazzin historiassa. Also in the neighborhood was the artistic salon R-26, at which Reinhardt and Grappelli performed regularly as they developed their unique musical style. I believe he should be rated much more highly as a be-bop guitarist. In both years the great majority of their recordings featured a wide variety of horns, often in multiples, piano, and other instruments,[20] but the all-string instrumentation is the one most often adopted by emulators of the Hot Club sound. [24] During the war, Romani were systematically killed in concentration camps. And the Sintis are the Gypsies that moved through Europe and live in Western Europe now. Jazz Manouche and Gypsy Jazz [52], In 1984 the Kool Jazz Festival, held in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, was dedicated entirely to Reinhardt. DR: No, it's not I who notates the music. In Paris on 14 March 1933, Reinhardt recorded two takes each of "Parce que je vous aime" and "Si, j'aime Suzy", vocal numbers with lots of guitar fills and guitar support. But in jazz, Louis Armstrong was a genius, Duke Ellington was another one, and Reinhardt was also. It took a full day for a doctor to arrive and Django was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau. [63], Willie Nelson has been a lifelong Reinhardt fan, stating in his memoir, "This was a man who changed my musical life by giving me a whole new perspective on the guitar and, on an even more profound level, on my relationship with soundDuring my formative years, as I listened to Django's records, especially songs like 'Nuages' that I would play for the rest of my life, I studied his technique. Is that accurate? Reinhardt survived World War II unscathed, unlike many other Gypsies who perished in concentration camps. The son eventually took the surname of his mother's new husband. With Reda Kateb, Ccile de France, Bea Palya, Bimbam Merstein. He knocked over a candle, which ignited the extremely flammable celluloid that his wife used to make artificial flowers. One song in particular, Louis Armstrong's "Indian Cradle Song," stirred Django to the point that he turned to his friend and muttered in awe, "Achmon, my brother, my brother" This was Django's first encounter with jazz music, and his impression of it was that it represented incredible freedom. Over the next few years, through his sheer will, he taught himself to overcome his handicap by using only his thumb and the remaining two fingers to play the instruments. He used three guitarists along with an accordion lead, violin, and bass. Show all results: Jean "Django" Reinhardt was a promising young musician when a crippling injury seemed to end his chance of having a music career. Reinhardt's talents and reputation as a musician in the city rose steadily, until, at the age of 18, Django knocked over a candle on his way to bed after returning home late one night after a performance. (He often used a Selmer fitted with an electric pickup, despite his initial hesitation about the instrument.) Using an early amplification system, he was able to work in more of a big-band format, in large ensembles with horn sections. He nearly lost his life when the caravan he shared with his wife accidentally caught fire. [11]:161 Reinhardt was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau, at the age of 43. Django Reinhardt married Florine Mayer in 1927 according to gypsy custom although their marriage was not registered, and therefore not recognised under French law. This marriage also produced one son. [48][42], In February 2017, the Berlin International Film Festival held the world premiere of Django, a French film directed by Etienne Comar. "___ pronounce you husband and wife": 2 wds. DR: I prefer to write in the evening very late or in the morning in my bed. He is also credited for having deeply influenced American jazz music. The group, which became the first major European band, gained popularity for their recordings of covers of American songs such as Dinah and Lady Be Good. Django Reinhardt played by and from his heart, driven to excel in his craft out of his love for it more than his duty to it. [10] He struggled financially and frequently lacked a guitar after giving it to a doctor as payment for treating one of his children. Jean "Django" Reinhardt, born in Liberchies, Belgium on January 23, 1910, became such a legend even during his lifetime that his public admirers always wanted to know his latest moves, even when the man himself wanted solitude. [11]:138 He had been promised jobs in California, but they failed to develop. [13]:10, Before he had a chance to start with the band, however, Reinhardt nearly died. In his later style (c.1946 onwards) Reinhardt began to incorporate more bebop influences in his compositions and improvisations, also fitting a Stimer electric pickup to his acoustic guitar. He had full use of only the index and middle. [2]:157 Official policy towards jazz was much less strict in occupied France, according to author Andy Fry, with jazz music frequently played on both Radio France, the official station of Vichy France, and Radio Paris, which was controlled by the Germans. His part . After the war, Reinhardt rejoined Grappelli in the UK and went on to tour the United States in 1946 with Duke Ellington's orchestra as a special guest soloist. [7] His father, Jean Eugene Weiss, domiciled in Paris with his wife, went by Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt, his wife's surname, to avoid French military conscription. Wayne Jefferies, in his article "Django's Forgotten Era", writes: Early in 1951, armed with his amplified Maccaferri which he used to the very end he put together a new band of the best young modern musicians in Paris; including Hubert Fol, an altoist in the Charlie Parker mould. [55] The Allman Brothers Band song "Jessica" was written by Dickey Betts in tribute to Reinhardt. From that day, Reinhardt would play jazz music for the rest of his life. I mean, the combination of incredible speed all the speed you could possibly want but also the thing of every note have a specific personality. Django Reinhardt Jean Baptiste Reinhardt Guitarrista de jazz y compositor belga Naci el 23 de enero de 1910 en Liverchies, Blgica, en medio de una gira artstica familiar y en el seno de una familia gitana. This union formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France, a group that quickly rose to fame and helped revolutionize traditional straight jazz with their unexampled, feverous sound. New World Encyclopedia writers and editors rewrote and completed the Wikipedia article In 2005, a documentary film named Djangomania was released. The hour-long film was directed and written by Jamie Kastner, who traveled throughout the world to show the influence of Django's music in various countries. [16], After parting from his wife and son, Reinhardt traveled throughout France, getting occasional jobs playing music at small clubs. This included live sessions and recordings with many American Jazz legends such as Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Rex Stewart, and a jam-session with jazz legend Louis Armstrong. A small number of waltzes composed by Reinhardt in his youth were never recorded by the composer, but were retained in the repertoire of his associates and several are still played today. Re: [portland] django coders? Songs written in Reinhardt's honor include "Django," composed by John Lewis, which has become a jazz standard performed by musicians such as Miles Davis. It is very difficult to achieve the same tone, articulation and clarity using all 5 left hand fingers. [7][4] Francis-Alfred Moerman, who accompanied Sarane Ferret for many years, played with Lousson for several years in the 1960s and said, "Playing with Lousson was an extraordinary experience; he really had his father's genius in his fingers he really was unluckyhis talent was awesome, but he played in the 1960s, which were the worst years for jazz players, so he was never successful and left no [official] recordings. He would sometimes show up for concerts without a guitar or amp, or wander off to the park or beach when he was due to perform. To cite this article click here for a list of acceptable citing formats.The history of earlier contributions by wikipedians is accessible to researchers here: The history of this article since it was imported to New World Encyclopedia: Note: Some restrictions may apply to use of individual images which are separately licensed. Another difficulty was that Django, used to playing the Selmer Maccaferri, the guitar that he made famous, was required to play a new amplified model for the American tour. His music suffered as he became increasingly moody and unreliable. Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, both of whom lost fingers in accidents, were inspired by Reinhardt's example of becoming an accomplished guitar player despite his injuries. Probably the thing about this music that makes it always challenging and exciting to play is that Django raised the bar so high, that it is like chasing genius to get close to his level of playing.[37]. He also recorded with many other American jazz musicians such as Adelaide Hall, Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter. Born in Liberchies, Pont--Celles, Belgium, Django's name was taken from the Romany word meaning, "I awake." [19]:93 The single sold over 100,000 copies. . Lousson's guitar style has been described as following the "most modern" of Django's styles as well as being influenced by Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall. The instant I heard Django, I flipped. But one evening, he inadvertently dropped a candle in their caravan, and only just escaped the fire that claimed their home. However, he did continue to compose and entertain audiences, although irregularly, and in 1948 recruited a few Italian jazz players (on bass, piano, and snare drum) along with compatriot Grappelli on violin to record one of his most acclaimed contributions to the jazz world, "Djangology." In the classic Italian western, "Django," the titular hero is presumably named after Reinhardt. Counted amongst the greatest musicians of the twentieth century, he was one of the most influential jazz artists to have emerged from Europe. Today, there is no other jazz musician who has a whole genre developed in his wake. Reinhardt recorded over 900 sides in his recording career, from 1928 to 1953, the majority as sides of the then-prevalent 78-RPM records, with the remainder as acetates, transcription discs, private and off-air recordings (of radio broadcasts), and part of a film soundtrack. A new generation of French jazz enthusiasts, the Zazous, had arisen and swollen the ranks of the Hot Club. Beginning with Django Reinhardt, whose dazzling Gypsy Jazz became the toast of 1930s Paris in the heady days of Josephine Baker, Picasso, and Hemingway, Dregni follows the music as it courses. Information med symbolet hentes fra Wikidata. I particularly don't know the ending. [13]:10, More crucial to his music, the fourth finger (ring finger) and fifth finger (little) of Reinhardt's left hand were badly burned. He had to eventually return to France, as though he was promised jobs in California, he was not granted any. Jean Reinhardt, popularly known as Django Reinhardt, was a Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer. Django Reinhardt (23 January 1910 - 16 May 1953) was a pioneering virtuoso Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again. Django's seemingly never-ending bag of licks, tricks and colors always keep the song interesting, and his intensity level is rarely met by any guitarist. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau. At 1:13, Django uses enclosures, or "upper/lower neighbors," to outline the chord tones in his arpeggio. He lived there for two years until May 16, 1953, when, while returning from the Avon, Seine-et-Marne train station, he collapsed outside his house from a brain hemorrhage. In 1951, he retired to Samois sur Seine, France, near Fontainebleau. Although Django was twenty years older than the rest of the band, he was completely in command of the modern style. Playing completely by ear (he could neither read nor write music), he roamed freely across the full range of the fretboard giving full flight to his musical imagination and could play with ease in any key. [27], One of his tunes, 1940's "Nuages",[28] became an unofficial anthem in Paris to signify hope for liberation. Both his sons, Lousson and Babik, also followed in his footsteps and became jazz guitarists. He is seen at the start and end of the 1959 French film Les Pittuiti's performing "Les Deux Guitares" with Eugne Ves,[5] and also appears briefly in a 1978 Sten Bramsen documentary Django made for Danish television. It was released on 2 June 2015, by Legacy Recordings. Reinhardt was born on 23 January 1910 in Liberchies, Pont--Celles, Belgium,[7] into a Belgian family[3] of Manouche Romani descent. [46][47], Woody Allen's film Sweet and Lowdown (1999), the story of a Django Reinhardt-like character, mentions Reinhardt and includes actual recordings in the film. 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