Django @ Liberchies is a
gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz (also known as sinti jazz, gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a musical idiom inspired by the Romani people, Romani jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910–1953), in conjunction with the Fr ...
festival
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...
, taking place every May since 2003 in
Liberchies
Liberchies (; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Pont-à-Celles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It is situated along the previous Roman highway Bavay-Tongeren where a vicus was discovered. Geminiacum ...
(
Pont-à-Celles
Pont-à-Celles (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On January 1, 2018, Pont-à-Celles had a total population of 17,287. The total area is 55.73 km2 which gives a population density of 310 inhabita ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
), in honour of
Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani people, Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Belgium, Belgian-born Romani jazz guitarist and composer in France. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe ...
.
See also
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List of jazz festivals
This is a list of notable jazz festivals around the world.
Historic jazz festivals
Jazz festivals by country
The following is an incomplete list of notable jazz festivals, including both current and defunct festivals of note.
Africa
Angol ...
References
External links
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Website about Django
Jazz festivals in Belgium
Spring (season) in Belgium
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