Django was a Gypsy, born Jean Reinhardt in Belgium in 1910 and ... reading about Django’s technique and his famous Selmer Maccaferri guitar. Although Django will always be a larger-than-life ...

Gear: The Selmer-Maccaferri acoustic guitar is closely-associated with the genre and Django Reinhardt. Gitane Guitars now make affordable versions. Tone: Get closer to the traditional tone by using ...

Django Reinhardt's last years are his least ... and even trumpets and saxophones. Also, Reinhardt had given up his acoustic Selmer for the electric guitar, which may sound a bit jarring to those used ...

But it wasn't only Reinhardt's technique that made him Django ... Selmer guitar, which features a large, D-shaped sound hole that amplifies an internal resonator invented by luthier Mario Maccaferri.

French Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt spent most of his ... alongside an exhibit devoted to guitars, Django’s well-worn Selmer. Django’s Selmer at first had gut strings, but they ...

Part of Django's own genius was his blend ... During his career, Reinhardt - who favored the unusual Selmer-Maccaferri guitar - played with jazz greats Coleman Hawkins, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy ...

2010 is the 100th birthday—the centennial—of Django Reinhardt ... guitar, invented new styles of gypsy jazz, and has legions of loyal followers around the world, both fans and musicians, who have his ...

When it comes to lead guitar playing, virtually all roads lead back to Django Reinhardt ... in love with the plucky sound of Reinhardt’s signature Selmer acoustic guitar. He had found a decent ...

Jazz lovers know that gypsy guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt was one of the genre’s stars during the ’30s and ’40s — a fact that will be celebrated on Friday at the 10th annual Django a ...

playing the nimble music of guitar great Django Reinhardt with a brawny trio. This project began in January 2019 with a commission for the Berkeley, Calif.-based Freight and Salvage Django ...