The Festival Django Reinhardt is a
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a style of small-group jazz originating from the Romani guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910–53), in conjunction with the French swing violinist Stéphane G ...
music festival held during late June or early July at
Samois-sur-Seine
Samois-sur-Seine (, ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
It is located near Fontainebleau.
Culture
It is famous for being the town to which Django Reinhardt retired, and hosts a ...
, France. It began as a single evening festival in 1968, but in 1983, became an annual week-long event commemorating
Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...
and his music.
Historique
, Festival Django Reinhardt, official site
The festival combines a musical program with creative, leisure and artistic activities about jazz, guitars and Gypsies.
See also
* DjangoFest in the western United States
References
External links
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Gypsy jazz
Jazz festivals in France
Romani in France