EDITOR’S NOTE: The term “Gypsy jazz” can be considered offensive. The term “jazz manouche” is a more contemporary term, but this article contains some references to the other term in direct quotes and ...

Jazz manouche, or "traveler jazz, melds elements of traditional Roma (gypsy) music with early swing; this impassioned, rousing music relies mostly on the percussive playing of stringed instruments ...

The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra steps into the world of hot swing with a rhythmically rich concert that pays tribute to the legendary Jean “Django” Reinhardt, a Romani guitarist known for his ...

The jazz guitar of Django Reinhardt remains a signature soundtrack of Paris. In the centenary of his birth, Gemma Ware goes in search of the cafes that still swing to his tunes With its upbeat swing ...

There’s really only one way to describe Django Reinhardt’s music — listen to it. Known by many names — Romani jazz, le jazz hot, Manouche swing— its fast, fluid, rapid-fire acoustic guitar rhythm will ...

It is a little known fact that Django Reinhardt was not only an incredible guitarist, he was also extremely good at stealing chickens. For the manouche clan of gypsies to which he belonged, this was a ...

With the release last June of its captivating debut album “Aires de Cambio” ( doubleOone Records), Barrio Manouche returned the national spotlight to the Bay Area’s creatively charged Gypsy jazz scene ...

Tucked away behind the Pantheon in the 5ème Arrondissement of Paris, there is a bar. This bar is small and unpretentious, wallpapered inside with yellowed posters in an anarchy of papier mâché. There ...

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Manouche - also known as gypsy swing or hot club jazz - is a style of jazz music dating back to the 1930s A new music festival is being staged on Anglesey next weekend. Dedicated to the world of Swing ...