Seus pais, Jean-Eugne Weiss e Laurence Reinhardt, ciganos franceses, o criaram em meio ao seu acampamento. He made his first recordings under the name of Jiango Reinhardt when he was in his late teens. He only played when the spirit moved him, and perhaps behaved similarly in many other facets of his life, as well. [11]:141, After his return, Reinhardt re-immersed himself in Romani life, finding it difficult to adjust to the postwar world. . He participated in a jam session and radio performance with Louis Armstrong. It took a full day for a doctor to arrive and Django was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau. Django's father was a talented musician and it was from him that he learned his first instrument, the violin, as a young child around camp fires. . For chords he developed a novel system based largely around 3-note chords, each of which could serve as the equivalent of several conventional chords in different inversions; for the treble notes he could employ his ring and little fingers to fret the relevant high strings even though he could not articulate these fingers independently, while in some chords he also employed his left hand thumb on the lowest string. [2]:157 In addition to the increased interest, many American musicians based in Paris during the thirties had returned to the US at the beginning of the war, leaving more work for French musicians. Private recordings exist from a 1966 performance in Paris. 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. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau. Author William Kotzwinkle's 1989 collection, The Hot Jazz Trio stars Reinhardt in a surrealistic fantasy also featuring. 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. [2]:154[25] Nonetheless, Goebbels stopped short of a complete ban on jazz, which now had many fans in Germany and elsewhere. Reinhardt was born on 23 January 1910 in Liberchies, Pont--Celles, Belgium,[7] into a Belgian family[3] of Manouche Romani descent. Sweet and Lowdown: Directed by Woody Allen. [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. His mother, also, was a talent in her own right, often performing in song and dance on the tailgate of the caravan. 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. Counted amongst the greatest musicians of the twentieth century, he was one of the most influential jazz artists to have emerged from Europe. [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. [2]:169 In France, they were used as slave labour on farms and in factories. At 18, Django married Bella, a girl from his gypsy camp. It's my clarinetist in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Gerard Leveque. [2]:251, In 1951, Reinhardt retired to Samois-sur-Seine, near Fontainebleau, where he lived until his death. After . [32], Back in Paris, in June 1950, Reinhardt was invited to join an entourage to welcome the return of Benny Goodman. It was written and directed by Jamie Kastner. Soon thereafter, the couple split up. "[11]:145 During this period he continued to attend the R-26 artistic salon in Montmartre, improvising with his devoted collaborator, Stphane Grappelli. Using an early amplification system, he was able to work in more of a big-band format, in large ensembles with horn sections. Jean Reinhardt, popularly known as Django Reinhardt, was a Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer. "[64], Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin: "Django Reinhardt was fantastic. [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. 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. Reinhardt was married by the time he was 17, and while living in a wagon with his wife, their home on wheels caught fire and Reinhardt's hands were badly burned . Both in his personal nature and in the nature of his music, Django displayed the character of a dreamer. Nevertheless, Reinhardt kept playing. [13]:11, In the years after the fire, Reinhardt was rehabilitating and experimenting on the guitar that his brother had given him. Django Reinhardt first married a girl named Florine Mayer when he was seventeen. [10] Reinhardt spent most of his youth in Romani encampments close to Paris, where he started playing the violin, banjo and guitar. It is very difficult to achieve the same tone, articulation and clarity using all 5 left hand fingers. Reinhardt was touring in England when the World War II broke out. Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington. 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. [13]:10, Before he had a chance to start with the band, however, Reinhardt nearly died. His given name of Django translates to Jean in the. Mother of Jean-Jaques Babik Reinhardt. His part . He developed his own unique and unconventional musical technique, which eventually made him a legend in the history of music. Tears by Django Reinhardt | Practicing guitar improvisation for the minor part. It was then, in 1932 or 1933, that a friend of his invited him up to his apartment to listen to some records. You don't hear it. [52], In 1984 the Kool Jazz Festival, held in Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, was dedicated entirely to Reinhardt. Django returned to Paris at once, leaving behind his wife and band members, and quickly reformed the quintet with Hubert Rostaing on clarinet in place of Grappelli's violin. He died of cerebral haemorrhage. Django's technique was not only phenomenal, but it was personal and unique to him due to his handicap. King; the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia; Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi; Jimi Hendrix; Shawn Lane; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Mark Knopfler; Les Paul; Joe Pass; Peter Frampton; Denny Laine;Jeff Beck; Steve Howe; Charlie Christian; George Benson; Wes Montgomery; Martin Taylor; Tchavolo Schmitt; Stochelo Rosenberg; Birli Lagrne; John Jorgenson; Michael Angelo Batio; Richard Thompson; Robert Fripp; and Jeff Martin. [2]:5[11]:14 His father reportedly played music in a family band comprising himself and seven brothers; a surviving photograph shows this band including his father on piano. Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt ( 23. januar 1910 - 16. maj 1953) var en fransk / belgisk jazzguitarist, der var en af de frste fremtrdende europiske jazzmusikere, som blev bermt pga. [50][51], The documentary film, Djangomania! The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), guitarist of jazz with gypsy musicians, in a bar. During World War II both Roma and jazz musicians were targeted by the Nazi regime. 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. This aspect of the artist's work also motivated Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who was inspired by Reinhardt to keep playing guitar after a factory accident that cost him two fingertips. One night, Django came home and accidentally knocked over a candle on his way to bed. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was met with mixed reviews. Django Reinhardt first married a girl named Florine Mayer when he was seventeen. Both his sons, Lousson and Babik, also followed in his footsteps and became jazz guitarists. [14] During his 18-month hospitalization, doctors recommended amputation of his badly damaged right leg. DR: No, no, no, don't think that. The group was among the first to play jazz that featured the guitar as a lead instrument. May 16, 1953, when, while returning from the Avon, Seine-et-Marne train station, he collapsed So Django Reinhardt was born in Belgium in 1910 but moved to France. In the fifties, bebop superseded swing in jazz, rock and roll took off, and electric instruments became dominant in popular music. Jean "Django" Reinhardt (23 January 1910 - 16 May 1953) was a Belgian guitarist and composer credited with popularizing Gypsy jazz, as well as conceptualizing the style together with several other Gypsy musicians.Reinhardt's nickname purportedly means "I Awake" in the Romani language, however it may also simply have been a diminutive, or local Walloon version, of "Jean". The song "Muskrat Love" by America (band) makes a comment about Django, though spelled "Jango" in the lyrics. 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. He was later married to Sophie Ziegler from 1943 till his death in 1953. . He had no specific goals, living a hand-to-mouth existence, spending his earnings as quickly as he made them. Gypsies, frequently on the road and often with much time available to fill with the pursuit of art, were perfect conduits for the world music spirit. Henri Baumgartner), played jazz in a mostly bebop style in the 1950s and 1960s. 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. Even the few times he does not quite make his ideas flow out flawlessly it is still so exciting that mistakes don't matter! I really haven't heard it anywhere but with Django. Jean "Django" Reinhardt was born in 1910 in a caravan outside the Belgian town of Liberchies to a family of itinerant Romaniknown colloquially as GypsiesReinhardt was serenading cabaret patrons on guitar and banjo by age 12. His father was Jean Eugene Weiss and his mother was Laurence Reinhardt. A number of authors have repeated the claim that Reinhardt's nickname, Django, is Romani for "I awake";[2]:45 however, it may also simply have been a diminutive, or local Walloon version, of "Jean". Reinhardt's nickname purportedly means 'I Awake' in the Romani language, however it may. [13]:11 Accompanying him on his travels was his new girlfriend, Sophie Ziegler. The concept of "lead guitar" (Django) and backing "rhythm guitar" (Joseph Reinhardt/Roger Chaput or Pierre Ferret) was born with this band. Credit is due under the terms of this license that can reference both the New World Encyclopedia contributors and the selfless volunteer contributors of the Wikimedia Foundation. Such a feat would only be possible if Django could form a completely new method of playing developed around the permanently paralyzed third and fourth fingers of his left hand. As a French-speaking Belgian gypsy, he's the first European musical virtuoso to influence American jazz guitarists. Jean 'Django' Reinhardt (23 January 1910 - 16 May 1953) was a Belgian guitarist and composer credited with popularizing Gypsy jazz, as well as conceptualizing the style together with several other Gypsy musicians. It was late on the night of November 2, 1928. It is said that British bandleader Jack Hylton came to France just in order to hear his performance. Born: 23 January 1910, Liberchies, Belgium. He united with Grappelli, and used his acoustic Selmer-Maccaferri. Django Reinhardt was inducted into the Grammy Hall of fame as well as into the Jazz Hall of Fame. Reinhardt kehitti uuden jazzkitaran soittotyylin, joka teki suuren vaikutuksen hnt seuranneisiin kitaristeihin. He played a few tunes at the end of the show, backed by Ellington, with no special arrangements written for him. A third generation of direct descendants has developed as musicians: David Reinhardt, Reinhardt's grandson (by his son Babik), leads his own trio. 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. [11]:138 He had been promised jobs in California, but they failed to develop. [54], Numerous musicians have written and recorded tributes to Reinhardt. Allegedly, one night Reinhardt was given, on stage, an untuned guitar to play with and the great musician fumbled for five whole minutes to tune it himself. The film showed the influence of Reinhardts music in various countries worldwide. With violinist Stphane Grappelli,[1] Reinhardt formed the Paris-based Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. In his solos [] his melodic ideas are sparkling and ravishing, and their abundance scarcely gives the listener time to catch his breath. Once the war ended, he spent some time touring the US. In fact, Byrd, who lived from 1925 to 1999, said that Reinhardt was his primary influence. As well, Reinhardt was known by his band, fans, and managers to be extremely unpredictable. Le jeune Jean Reinhardt, dit Django , dcouvre la musique par la pratique du violon puis du banjo ; il est sollicit dans l'orchestre paternel. Both his sons, Lousson and Babik, also followed in his footsteps and became jazz guitarists. Grappelli remained in the United Kingdom for the duration of the war. Jean 'Django' Reinhardt (23 January 1910 - 16 May 1953) was a Belgian guitarist and composer credited with popularizing Gypsy jazz, as well as conceptualizing the style together with several other Gypsy musicians. Impressed, Hylton offered Reinhardt a job with his band on the spot, which the latter gladly accepted. Django Reinhardt's income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. Romani men were required to wear a brown Gypsy ID triangle sewn on their chest,[2]:168 similar to the pink triangle that homosexuals wore, and much like the yellow Star of David that Jews had to subsequently wear. Denny Laine and Jimmy McCulloch, members of Paul McCartney's band Wings, have mentioned him as an inspiration. Is that accurate? Check out Django Reinhardt's incomparable technique in this 1938 video from Paris Hot Club. DR: All the gypsies in the entire world have made use of foreign masses for many centuries. 2008. 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. Death: Immediate Family: Wife of Django Reinhardt. During this time, Django produced numerous recordings with the quintet in addition to forming other side projects with more conventional instrumentations. When their set ended, Cantor rose to his feet, then went up on stage and kissed Reinhardt's hand, paying no concern to the audience. The story of Django Reinhardt, famous guitarist and composer, and his flight from German-occupied Paris in 1943. [ 6] It was a politically tumultuous time in the history of Europe and the Nazis had taken control of France. To scrape together a little money, Bella had been making artificial flowers out of paper and highly flammable celluloid. Whilst his solos became less chordal and his lines more Christian-like, he retained his originality. In 1943, Reinhardt married his long-term partner Sophie "Naguine" Ziegler in Salbris. From that day, Reinhardt would play jazz music for the rest of his life. 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]. 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. 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. No one thought he would play again. [10] He struggled financially and frequently lacked a guitar after giving it to a doctor as payment for treating one of his children. Writing in 1945, Billy Neil and E. Gates stated that, Reinhardt set new standards by an almost incredible and hitherto unthought-of technique His ideas have a freshness and spontaneity that are at once fascinating and alluring [Nevertheless] The characteristics of Reinhardt's music are primarily emotional. New World Encyclopedia writers and editors rewrote and completed the Wikipedia article Interview: It has a little to do with the real Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist . Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt, cigny nevn Django, 1910. janur 23 -n szletett egy lakkocsiban Liberchies vrosban, Belgiumban. Fortunately for him, a jazz-loving German, Luftwaffe officer Dietrich Schulz-Khn[de], allowed him to return to Paris. Over the years, Django Reinhardts recordings have been released on several cassettes, EPs, and albums. "Woody Allen movie resurrects music of jazz great Reinhardt", "Django Reinhardt Jattendrai Swing 1939 live", "The Hot Jazz: Le Hot Club de France, Vols. [11]:161 Reinhardt was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau, at the age of 43. Not one to talk much, he was compared to Harpo Marx when on stage, more inclined to speak through his guitar than out his mouth. "Stephane Grappelli is Europe's gift to jazz". They were also famous for using an inventive style of employing their guitars for percussion purposes, as they had no true percussion section. Film Review: 'Django'. It was a Saturday, and it took a full day for a doctor to arrive. By legend, the trip was a disaster: he arrived without his Selmer, never found a guitar he liked, was booed by audiences, and. Django Reinhardt, January 23, Gypsy Jazz great Django Reinhardt was born Jean Reinhardt on the 23 January 1910 in Belgium into a Roma family who traveled around France and Belgium, He came from a musical family as his father was a musician and his mother a dancer. On May 16th 1953 Django suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and died, leaving behind his wife Sophie and son Babik. On this recording, Reinhardt switched back to his old roots, as had been his style prior to the American tour, once again playing the Acoustic Selmer-Maccafferi. [39] Because of his physical disability, he played mainly using his index and middle fingers, and invented a distinctive style of jazz guitar. Reinhardt developed his initial musical approach via tutoring by relatives and exposure to other gypsy guitar players of the day, then playing the banjo-guitar alongside accordionists in the world of the Paris bal-musettes. Who Is Django Reinhardt's Wife? [24] During the war, Romani were systematically killed in concentration camps. Django is on top form; full of new ideas that are executed with amazing fluidity, cutting angular lines that always retain that ferocious swing.[38]. Sultan of Swing: the Complete Gramophone Hmv Swing Recordings 1936 - 1953 Tears by Django Reinhardt | Practicing guitar improvisation for the minor part. In August 1934, he made other recordings with more than one guitar (Joseph Reinhardt, Roger Chaput, and Reinhardt), including the first recording by the Quintette. Reinhardt developed a reputation among his band, fans, and managers as extremely unreliable. 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. Django's ability to bend his guitar to the most fantastic audacities, combined with his expressive inflections and vibrato, is no less wonderful; one feels an extraordinary flame burning through every note. A: And in what surroundings do you isolate yourself in order to write it's not a question of surroundings. In Woody Allen's . Also in the neighborhood was the artistic salon R-26, at which Reinhardt and Grappelli performed regularly as they developed their unique musical style. [17] In early 1934 both Reinhardt and Grappelli were members of Louis Vola's band. Django Reinhardt married Florine Mayer in 1927 according to gypsy custom although their marriage was not registered, and therefore not recognised under French law. In the climax of the movies, his hands are smashed by his enemies and he is forced to fire a gun with his wounded hands. In 2005, a documentary film named Djangomania was released. With the addition of amplification, his playing became more linear and "horn like", with the greater facility of the amplified instrument for longer sustain and to be heard in quiet passages, and in general less reliance on his gypsy "bag of tricks" as developed for his acoustic guitar style (also, in some of his late recordings, with a very different supporting group context from his "classic", pre-war Quintette sound). Sua casa era pequena, de madeira e tinha rodas. Reinhardt expanded his musical horizons during this period. These "electric period" Reinhardt recordings have in general received less popular re-release and critical analysis than his pre-war releases (the latter also extending to the period from 1940 to 1945 when Grappelli was absent, which included some of his most famous compositions such as "Nuages"), but are also a fascinating area of Reinhardt's work to study,[38] and have begun to be revived by players such as the Rosenberg Trio (with their 2010 release "Djangologists") and Birli Lagrne. Django Jazz When Reinhardt first heard American jazz musicians like guitarist Eddie Lang, violinist Joe Venuti, and trumpeter Louis Armstrong, his improvisatory languageand, by extension, jazz guitar as we know itwas transformed.In 1931, Reinhardt met violinist Stphane Grappelli, and encounter that would lead to the formation of Quintette du Hot . It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2017. http://brokeandbeautiful.com/2014/django-reinhardt-djangofest-northwest/, http://elcorreoweb.es/aladar/django-reinhardt-el-genio-gitano-del-jazz-i-BH1119366, http://alldylan.com/today-the-who-released-live-at-leeds-in-1970/. Thu 16 Jun 2011 19.45 EDT I n 1928, at 18, Belgian gypsy musician Django Reinhardt lost the use of the third and fourth fingers of his left hand in a caravan fire, forcing him to abandon both. The Prix Django Reinhardt is an award that was named after Reinhardt. By the early 1940s, Django Reinhardt was considered by many to be Paris' greatest star. His work has influenced many such artistes like BB King and Carlos Santana. [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. 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. [12], He received little formal education and acquired the rudiments of literacy only in adult life. Despite all the troubles, he continued creating music whenever he could. The wagon was quickly engulfed in flames. This marriage also produced one son. Jeff Beck described Reinhardt as "by far the most astonishing guitar player ever" and "quite superhuman".[61]. Musicians have paid tribute to Reinhardt in many other ways, such as by invoking his name in their own work or personal life. [39][2]:cover[b], Jazz guitarists in the U.S., such as Charlie Byrd and Wes Montgomery, were influenced by his style. A French film based on his lifetitled Djangowas also released recently. stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. [2]:169 During the Holocaust an estimated 600,000 to 1.5 million Romani throughout Europe were killed. 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. Healed, Reinhardt found he had lost his wife, his job, his caravan . Today, there is no other jazz musician who has a whole genre developed in his wake. Beginning in 1933, all German Romani were barred from living in cities, herded into settlement camps, and routinely sterilized. Reinhardt was the most famous jazz musician in Europe at the time, working steadily during the early war years and earning a great deal of money, yet always under threat. Reinhardt is regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and the first important European jazz musician to make a major contribution with jazz guitar. 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. [39] American country music artists Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard named their sixth and final collaborative studio album "Django and Jimmie". 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. The origin of the nickname Django is highly debated. [13]:9 The following year he recorded for the first time. [39][a] During his career he wrote nearly 100 songs, according to jazz guitarist Frank Vignola. Introduction: There, he had the chance to perform at many of the country's prime venues including Carnegie Hall, performing alongside notable musicians and composers such as Maury Deutsch. [6] At Samois in 1978 he is pictured using a Gibson ES-175 hollow bodied jazz guitar belonging to Django's brother Joseph. 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. [11]:6466. Pendant ses jeunes annes, la roulotte familiale voit du pays, avant de se fixer au sud de Paris. Add to all this Django's staggering harmonic and melodic concept, huge sound, pulsating swing, sense of humour and sheer speed of execution, and it is little wonder that guitar players were knocked sideways upon their first encounter with this full-blown genius.[34]. Even today, nobody has really come to the state that he was playing at. 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