Gypsy jazz
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Gypsy jazz is a musical idiom inspired by the Romani jazz guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt, in conjunction with the French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli, as expressed by their group the Quintette
Tchavolo Schmitt (left) with Steeve Laffont, playing their brand of gypsy jazz at la Chope des Puces, Paris, in 2016
Django Reinhardt, "originator" of gypsy jazz, presides over the Hot Club de Norvège at Djangofestivalen 2018.
Original 78 release by the Quintette du Hot Club de France
Selmer-Maccaferri–type guitars, with distinctive sound holes and "floating" wooden bridges
Jazz
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Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, Afric
Gypsy jazz
…Gypsy jazz Stylistic origins Jazz Romani music Bal-musette Cultural origins c. 1934, Paris, France Typical instruments acoustic guitar violin double bass others on occasion Other topics…
Albert Gleizes, 1915, Composition for "Jazz" from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Billie Davies, an avant-garde jazz drummer
Ethel Waters sang "Stormy Weather" at the Cotton Club.
Al Jolson in 1925