For Allen Russell, his parents' first date would set the foundation for his musical appreciation. On that first date — a concert with master jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli and mandolin player David ...

Sitting on the shore of the Long Island Sound, just miles away from the site where his one-time prominent Bridgeport, Connecticut funk band plays their hometown show each year at the Gathering of the ...

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble is an instrumental group based out of Madison, Wisconsin. They are primarily influenced by the legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. The ensemble also pulls ...

Kean Stage is pleased to present the Savannah-based gypsy jazz band Velvet Caravan at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 4. The show will take place at Enlow Recital Hall on Kean University's east campus. This ...

The Rough Guide to Gypsy swing charts the advent of ‘Manouche' or Gypsy swing from 1930's France heralded by Django Reinhardt, through to those musicians who have built on Django's legacy. As with ...

Gypsy Swing is a thoroughly delightful album that features the violin and guitar virtuosity of Ismael Reinhardt, a relative of the legendary Django Reinhardt. Building on the legacy of Django and ...

The trio known as the Gypsy Swing Cats perform an energetic and highly rhythmic blend of swing, jazz, and blues. “This is music which combines gypsy melodies and rhythms with the influences of ...

Like the grapes transplanted from the French countryside to California's Wine Country, the Gypsy swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli has thrived in the Bay Area's ...

Django Reinhardt is one of the most influential guitarists in jazz, but the “Gypsy jazz” he invented with violinist Stephane Grappelli in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France can seem as dated, and ...