Joseph "Nin-Nin" Reinhardt (1912-1982) was the younger brother of guitarist

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 played rhythm guitar on most of Django's pre-war recordings, especially those with the

Quintette du Hot Club de France The Quintette du Hot Club de France ("The Quintet of the Hot Club of France"), often abbreviated "QdHCdF" or "QHCF", was a jazz group founded in France in 1934 by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli and active in one form ...

between 1934 and 1939. He was a pioneer of the amplified jazz guitar in France and performed for years on a home-made instrument of his own design.

Life and work

Reinhardt was born in Paris, France, on 1 March 1912, two years after his famous brother. In their teens they performed as a duo in the cafes and dance halls. Joseph Reinhardt was a member of the Quintette du Hot Club de France which recorded from 1934 to 1939. Beginning in 1943, he recorded as a solo act and with the Hot Four led by

Stéphane Grappelli Stéphane Grappelli (; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997, born Stefano Grappelli) was a French jazz violinist. He is best known as a founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the fi ...

. After Django's death in 1953, Reinhardt briefly stopped playing guitar, but he returned to perform in Paul Paviot's documentary ''Django Reinhardt'' (1957), which included Grappelli,

Henri Crolla Henri Crolla (born Enrico Crolla; 26 February 1920 – 17 October 1960) was an Italian jazz guitarist and film composer. Born in Naples, Campania, Italy, to a family of itinerant Neapolitan musicians, he moved with his family to Porte de Cho ...

, and other associates of Django. In his late 60s, Reinhardt was photographed performing at the 1978 Django Reinhardt Festival in

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 ...

, which also featured his nephew and Django's first son Lousson, playing an electric Gibson archtop guitar. In the 1950s and 60s, Reinhardt played an unorthodox electric guitar of his own construction. He died on 7 February 1982 at the age of 69. He is buried in the cemetery at Samois alongside Django.

Discography

* ''Hommage a Django Reinhardt'' (JB, 1965) * ''Live in Paris'' (Hot Club, 2005)

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Discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhardt, Joseph 1912 births 1982 deaths Continental jazz guitarists French guitarists French jazz musicians Gypsy jazz guitarists Manouche people Musicians from Paris Romani guitarists 20th-century guitarists Quintette du Hot Club de France members