Django Reinhardt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer
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Place of Birth: Pont-à-Celles, Wallonia, Belgium
About Django Reinhardt
- Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his stage name Django Reinhardt (French: [d?ã?go ??jna?t] or [d??~go ?en??t]), was a Belgian-born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer, regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.
- He was the first jazz talent to emerge from Europe and remains the most significant.With violinist Stéphane Grappelli, Reinhardt formed the Paris-based Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934.
- The group was among the first to play jazz that featured the guitar as a lead instrument.
- Reinhardt recorded in France with many visiting American musicians, including Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter, and briefly toured the United States with Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1946.
- He died suddenly of a stroke at the age of 43. Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become standards within gypsy jazz, including "Minor Swing", "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages".
- Jazz guitarist Frank Vignola claims that nearly every major popular-music guitarist in the world has been influenced by Reinhardt.
- Over the last few decades, annual Django festivals have been held throughout Europe and the U.S., and a biography has been written about his life.
- In February 2017, the Berlin International Film Festival held the world premiere of the French film, Django.
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| Description | American photographer and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 28 January 1917 | 23 April 2006 | |
| Location of birth/death | Brooklyn | Great Neck | |
| Work period | 1930s , 1940s | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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