What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt?
Django Reinhardt School" and also on volume 12 of the "Intégrale Django Reinhardt" CD compilation. Django Reinhardt Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953) stage name Django Reinhardt ( or ), 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
Django Reinhardt by Dickey Betts in tribute to Reinhardt. Woody Allen's 1999 film "Sweet and Lowdown", the story of a Django Reinhardt-like character, mentions Reinhardt and includes actual recordings in the film. "Django was the definitive genius on the guitar, and the depth of his gift was so spectacular," says Allen. Jazz guitarists in the U.S., such as Charlie Byrd and Wes Montgomery, were influenced by his style. In fact, Byrd, who lived from 1925 to 1999, said that Reinhardt was his primary influence. Guitarist Mike Peters notes that "the word 'genius' is bantered about too much. But in jazz, Louis Armstrong