[2] In February 2017, the Berlin International Film Festival held the world premiere of the French film Django. The actor had three different marriages throughout his life. Oxford;: Oxford University Press, 2004. In fact, Byrd, who lived from 1925 to 1999, said that Reinhardt was his primary influence. This marriage also produced one son. After living the nomadic life of his people, Lousson died in 1992 and was buried at Samois near Django Reinhardt and Joseph Reinhardt. (The swinging sound of Venuti's jazz violin and Eddie Lang's virtuoso guitar-playing anticipated the more famous sound of Reinhardt and Grappelli's later ensemble.) He skipped sold-out concerts to "walk to the beach" or "smell the dew. He can make me cry when I hear him. [16], After parting from his wife and son, Reinhardt traveled throughout France, getting occasional jobs playing music at small clubs. These performances drew large audiences. His young wife, Florine "Bella" Mayer, made fake flowers from celluloid and paper and their caravan was filled with highly flammable materials. The Romani people were a large group of gipsies who suffered a lifetime of persecution. Only one session (eight tracks) from March 1953 was ever recorded specifically for album release by Norman Granz in the then-new LP format, but Reinhardt died before the album could be released. It was a Saturday, and it took a full day for a doctor to arrive. Also in the neighborhood was the artistic salon R-26, at which Reinhardt and Grappelli performed regularly as they developed their unique musical style. He lived there for two years until May 16, 1953, when, while returning from the Avon, Seine-et-Marne train station, he collapsed outside his house from a brain hemorrhage. This union formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France, a group that quickly rose to fame and helped revolutionize traditional straight jazz with their unexampled, feverous sound. 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. 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. . On the night of 2 November 1928, Reinhardt was going to bed in the wagon that he and his wife shared in the caravan. The movie covers Django's escape from Nazi-occupied Paris in 1943 and the fact that even under "constant danger, flight and the atrocities committed against his family", he continued composing and performing. Django Reinhardt 1910- 1953 Jazz Guitarist. I believe he should be rated much more highly as a be-bop guitarist. The names of two of Lousson's children, Chti and Gagoug, were commemorated musically when Django's widow, Naguine, conferred them on two previously unpublished compositions of Django as subsequently recorded by Matelo Ferret in 1960.[11]. Musicians have paid tribute to Reinhardt in many other ways, such as by invoking his name in their own work or personal life. Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt was the first famous European jazz musician. [2]:28 Reinhardt was able to make a living playing music by the time he was 15, busking in cafs, often with his brother Joseph. 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. His hugely innovative technique included, on a grand scale, such unheard of devices as melodies played in octaves, tremolo chords with shifting notes that sounded like whole horn sections, a complete array of natural and artificial harmonics, highly charged dissonances, super-fast chromatic runs from the open bass strings to the highest notes on the 1st string, an unbelievably flexible and driving right-hand, two and three octave arpeggios, advanced and unconventional chords and a use of the flattened fifth that predated be-bop by a decade. [13]:11 Accompanying him on his travels was his new girlfriend, Sophie Ziegler. Reinhardt's nickname purportedly means 'I Awake' in the Romani language, however it may. I have written this mass to be interpreted by choir and organ. Django later picked up several more instruments, the banjo, guitar, and a hybrid of the two, called a guitjo, and profited from his rising talent at county fairs and on the streets of nearby towns. [21], Reinhardt also played and recorded with many American jazz musicians, such as Adelaide Hall, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, and Rex Stewart (who later stayed in Paris). "[8], Feeling unappreciated by critics and not accepted by French authorities as the legal heir of Django, Lousson retired from playing in 1980. It's my clarinetist in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, Gerard Leveque. . The Modern Jazz Quartet titled one of their albums Django in honor of him. Today, there is no other jazz musician who has a whole genre developed in his wake. Jean "Django" Reinhardt, born in Liberchies, Belgium on January 23, 1910, became such a legend even during his lifetime that his public admirers always wanted to know his latest moves, even when the man himself wanted solitude. SonicHits. The album contains the song "Django and Jimmie" which is a tribute to musicians Django Reinhardt and Jimmie Rodgers.[56]. Many guitar players and other musicians have expressed admiration for Reinhardt or have cited him as a major influence. Django Reinhardt was a resilient and world-renowned Roma musician. The son of a musician, Reinhardt toured the US from an early age with Duke Ellingtons orchestra. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital in Fontainebleau. Pendant ses jeunes annes, la roulotte familiale voit du pays, avant de se fixer au sud de Paris. His final years were difficult. Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 May 16, 1953), the legendary gypsy jazz guitarist, is one of the most innovational European musicians of the twentieth century, having contributed to the transformation of early straight jazz into "hot jazz" with his masterful improvisational skills and long, dancing arpeggios. 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. In 1951, he retired to Samois sur Seine, France, near Fontainebleau. He quickly learned to play, mimicking the fingerings of musicians he watched, who would have included local virtuoso players of the day such as Jean "Poulette" Castro and Auguste "Gusti" Malha, as well as from his uncle Guiligou, who played violin, banjo and guitar. 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. Furthermore, what makes his style of playing so special? [13]:10, More crucial to his music, the fourth finger (ring finger) and fifth finger (little) of Reinhardt's left hand were badly burned. . Hijo de Laurence Ngros Reinhardt, bailarina y cantante, y de Jean-Baptiste Eugne Weiss, violinista y guitarrista. The fire burned the majority of his body, leaving his left hand deformed. According to jazz guitarist Frank Vignola, almost every one of the worlds major guitarists have been influenced by Reinhardt. Both sons became . Jazz musician Django Bates was named after him. [55] The Allman Brothers Band song "Jessica" was written by Dickey Betts in tribute to Reinhardt. With violinist Stphane Grappelli,[1] Reinhardt formed the Paris-based Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. 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. But in jazz, Louis Armstrong was a genius, Duke Ellington was another one, and Reinhardt was also. [2]:251, In 1951, Reinhardt retired to Samois-sur-Seine, near Fontainebleau, where he lived until his death. [11]:13, At the age of 17, Reinhardt married Florine "Bella" Mayer, a girl from the same Romani settlement, according to Romani custom (although not an official marriage under French law). Beginning in 1933, all German Romani were barred from living in cities, herded into settlement camps, and routinely sterilized. Henri Baumgartner (19291992), known professionally as Lousson Reinhardt, was a French gypsy jazz guitarist and the first son of Django Reinhardt by his first wife, Florine Mayer. The couple escaped, but Reinhardt suffered extensive burns over half his body. [57], On 23 January 2010, Google Doodle celebrated Django Reinhards 100th Birthday.[58][59]. It was this new method centered around his deformed hand that in part contributed to Django's unique style full of the wildly choreographed arpeggios that he is famous for now. 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. Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington. Born as Jean in Belgium, Reinhardt was of Manouche Romani descent. Even more miraculous was that Django, with a new guitar given to him by his brother Joseph Reinhardtan accomplished guitarist, as wellfought through painful rehabilitation and non-stop practice to relearn his craft despite his disability. He was once captured but a jazz loving German officer helped him escape. . Who Is Django Reinhardt's Wife? [27], One of his tunes, 1940's "Nuages",[28] became an unofficial anthem in Paris to signify hope for liberation. He never had any formal schooling. By the early 1940s, Django Reinhardt was considered by many to be Paris' greatest star. In it, Captain Murphy comments on a drink dispensed from the Bebop Cola machine: "Ahh, Mango Reinhardt! A French film based on his lifetitled Djangowas also released recently. He also recorded with many other American jazz musicians such as Adelaide Hall, Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter. His music earned him a lot of popularity and even gained the young man worldwide attention. It is possible to get closer with only 2 fingers, but again is quite challenging. When he was 14, the young artist began his professional career accompanying the popular accordionist, Guerino, in underworld Parisian dance halls. Songs written in Reinhardt's honor include "Django," composed by John Lewis, which has become a jazz standard performed by musicians such as Miles Davis. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one. Born in Belgium in 1910, Reinhardt grew up in Romani (Gypsy) camps near Paris, learning banjo, guitar, and violin. He sometimes showed up for scheduled concerts without a guitar or amplifier, or wandered off to the park or beach. Therefore, he returned to France. He also experimented with classical composition, writing a Mass for the Gypsies and a symphony. He participated in a jam session and radio performance with Louis Armstrong. Over the years, Django Reinhardts recordings have been released on several cassettes, EPs, and albums. 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. They had one son. 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. It is said that British bandleader Jack Hylton came to France just in order to hear his performance. Seus pais, Jean-Eugne Weiss e Laurence Reinhardt, ciganos franceses, o criaram em meio ao seu acampamento. The fire ravaged the caravan and Django, in addition to losing all of his possessions, was badly injured. On May 16th 1953 Django suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and died, leaving behind his wife Sophie and son Babik. "[42] David Grisman adds, "As far as I'm concerned, no one since has come anywhere close to Django Reinhardt as an improviser or technician. Jazz Manouche and Gypsy Jazz While he never regained the use of those two fingers, Reinhardt regained his musical mastery by focusing on his left index and middle fingers, using the two injured fingers only for chord work. A French film named Django was released in 2017. His name was now drawing international attention, such as from British bandleader Jack Hylton, who came to France just to hear him play. Dallas Baumgartner, a great-grandson by Lousson, is a guitarist who travels with the Romani and keeps a low public profile. His wife is Sophie Ziegler (21 June 1943 - 16 May 1953) ( his death) ( 1 child) Django Reinhardt Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Jean "Django" Reinhardt (23. tammikuuta 1910 Liberchies, Belgia - 16. toukokuuta 1953 Fontainebleau, Ranska) oli belgialainen jazzkitaristi.Hn oli aikansa suurin jazzkitaristi ja merkittvin eurooppalainen muusikko jazzin historiassa. Andrew Latimer, of the band Camel, has stated that he was influenced by Reinhardt. This page was last edited on 18 August 2020, at 17:10. Moreover, he had general difficulties living amidst the present-day culture. His second wife was Naguine, and they had a son Babik. Find (Attr.) "[42], The popularity of gypsy jazz has generated an increasing number of festivals, such as the Festival Django Reinhardt held every last weekend of June since 1983 in Samois-sur-Seine (France),[43][44] the various DjangoFests held throughout Europe[45] and the US, and Django in June, an annual camp for Gypsy jazz musicians and aficionados. These posthumous compilations include Django Reinhardt et Ses Rythmes, Le Jazz Hot, Djangos Guitar, The Immortal Django Reinhardt Guitar and Routes to Django Reinhardt. As Lousson Baumgartner, the son himself became an accomplished musician who went on to record with his biological father. 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. 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. [10] Reinhardt spent most of his youth in Romani encampments close to Paris, where he started playing the violin, banjo and guitar. It has a little to do with the real Django Reinhardt, jazz guitarist . Two of his fingers were badly burnt and he thought that he would never be able to play the guitar again. On a few occasions he refused to get out of bed. Willie Nelson wore a Django Reinhardt T-shirt on tour in Europe in 2002, stating in an interview that he admired Django's music and ability. The young guitarist was at home with his common-law wife, Bella, in their gypsy caravan on the edge of Paris. Information med symbolet hentes fra Wikidata. After "going electric," the results were not as well received by fans. 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. 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Reinhardt survived World War II unscathed, unlike many other Gypsies who perished in concentration camps. Django Reinhardt nasceu em Liberchies, na Blgica, no distante da fronteira com a Frana, em 23 de janeiro de 1910. Django is still one of my main influences, I think, for lyricism. Enjoy. Introduction: This was in part due to the help of a Luftwaffe official named Dietrich Schulz-Khn, also known as "Doktor Jazz," who deeply admired Reinhardt's music. As a French-speaking Belgian gypsy, he's the first European musical virtuoso to influence American jazz guitarists. [8] The birth certificate refers to "Jean Reinhart, son of Jean Baptiste Reinhart, artist, and Laurence Reinhart, housewife, domiciled in Paris".[9]. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most significant exponents.[2][3]. A full chronological listing of his lifetime recorded output is available from the source cited here,[72] and an index of individual tunes is available from the source cited here. This loose, intermittently compelling biopic of jazz great Django Reinhardt offers a much-deserved spotlight role for French actor Reda Kateb. By the mid-1930s, he had also started playing with the violinist Stphane Grappelli, and with her, he formed the Quintet of the Hot Club. In 1943, Reinhardt married his long-term partner Sophie "Naguine" Ziegler in Salbris. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He played a few tunes at the end of the show, backed by Ellington, with no special arrangements written for him. Fortunately for him, a jazz-loving German, Luftwaffe officer Dietrich Schulz-Khn[de], allowed him to return to Paris. Joseph's son Markus Reinhardt is a violinist in the Romani style. Jean "Django" Reinhardt, fdd 23 januari 1910 i Liberchies nra Pont--Celles, Hainaut, Belgien, dd 16 maj 1953 i Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Frankrike, var en belgisk - fransk sjlvlrd [ 1] jazzgitarrist av romsk hrkomst. Soon thereafter, the couple split up. In the fifties, bebop superseded swing in jazz, rock and roll took off, and electric instruments became dominant in popular music. To scrape together a little money, Bella had been making artificial flowers out of paper and highly flammable celluloid. I dictate it to him. [17] In early 1934 both Reinhardt and Grappelli were members of Louis Vola's band. On 16 May 1953, while walking from the Gare de FontainebleauAvon Station after playing in a Paris club, he collapsed outside his house from a brain hemorrhage. Alternatively, if Dallas derives his surname via his grandmother Kali who Dregni states was the daughter of Bella and her second husband, then Django - and thus Lousson - would be a relation by marriage only; the precise situation is presently unclear. However, he was once again stopped by the Swiss guards at the border. 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. [49] Reinhardt's music was re-recorded for the film by the Dutch jazz band Rosenberg Trio with lead guitarist Stochelo Rosenberg. Grappelli remained in the United Kingdom for the duration of the war. [39][a] During his career he wrote nearly 100 songs, according to jazz guitarist Frank Vignola. There's a lot of guys that play fast and a lot of guys that play clean, and the guitar has come a long way as far as speed and clarity go, but nobody plays with the whole fullness of expression that Django has. 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 . Private recordings exist from a 1966 performance in Paris. Following once more in Manouche tradition, Reinhardt married Florine Mayer, usually known as 'Bella', a girl from the same gypsy settlement. However, they parted shortly after the accident. After having played a broad spectrum of music, he was introduced to American jazz by an acquaintance, mile Savitry, whose record collection included such musical luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang. [48][42], In February 2017, the Berlin International Film Festival held the world premiere of Django, a French film directed by Etienne Comar. Instead, he reinvented the jazz guitar and became a legend. Henri Baumgartner), played jazz in a mostly bebop style in the 1950s and 1960s. He also pushes himself to the edge nearly all the time, and rides a wave of inspiration that sometimes gets dangerous. [10] He struggled financially and frequently lacked a guitar after giving it to a doctor as payment for treating one of his children. Over a million Roma were exterminated for presumed racial inferiority and jazz was believed to combine the worst of Blacks and Jews (i.e., "musical race defilement"). 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. Because of his damaged left hand (his ring and pinky fingers helped little in his playing) Reinhardt had to modify both his chordal and melodic approach extensively. Many musicians have expressed admiration for Reinhardt, including guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, classical guitarist Julian Bream; country artist Chet Atkins, who placed Reinhardt #1 on a list of the ten greatest guitarists of the twentieth century; Latin rocker Carlos Santana; blues legend B.B. Django Reinhardt nat le 23 janvier 1910 en Belgique, dans une famille sinti . However, they parted shortly after the accident. Interview: At the end of the tour, Reinhardt played two nights at Carnegie Hall in New York City; he received a great ovation and took six curtain calls on the first night. As World War II was declared, the original quintet was on tour in the United Kingdom. This marriage also produced one son. Once the war ended, he spent some time touring the US. "Woody Allen movie resurrects music of jazz great Reinhardt", "Django Reinhardt Jattendrai Swing 1939 live", "The Hot Jazz: Le Hot Club de France, Vols. sit nyskabende og karakteristiske spil. Later in his career, Reinhardt played with Dizzy Gillespie in France. [22], In 1938, Reinhardt's quintet played to thousands at an all-star show held in London's Kilburn State auditorium. Django Reinhardt played by and from his heart, driven to excel in his craft out of his love for it more than his duty to it. [11]:141, After his return, Reinhardt re-immersed himself in Romani life, finding it difficult to adjust to the postwar world. Reinhardt recorded over 900 sides in his recording career, from 1928 to 1953, the majority as sides of the then-prevalent 78-RPM records, with the remainder as acetates, transcription discs, private and off-air recordings (of radio broadcasts), and part of a film soundtrack. 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. Django Reinhardt is jazz guitar's most dazzling soloist, improviser, and most important, innovator. Since the Nazis were against jazz music, Reinhardt felt the need to escape from France. [35] For an unsurpassed insight into these techniques in use, interested persons should not miss viewing the only known synchronised (sound and vision) footage of Reinhardt in performance, playing on an instrumental version of the song "J'Attendrai" for the short jazz film Le Jazz Hot in 193839 (copies available on YouTube and elsewhere). (He often used a Selmer fitted with an electric pickup, despite his initial hesitation about the instrument.) 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. 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