2010 is the 100th birthday—the centennial—of Django Reinhardt’s birth. He was born in a gypsy wagon in a suburb of Brussels in 1910. Although he only lived to be 43, dying in 1953, he wrote the book ...

Dave Holodiloff never ceases to amaze me. Not only for his brilliance in performance, but his interest in bringing together a galaxy of talented players for conceptual concerts that highlight past ...

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 ...

Hot Club of San Francisco lead guitarist/founder Paul Mehling freely admits he is obsessed with Django Reinhart. He’s been this way since he first heard the jazz icon’s Quintet of the Hot Club of ...