Django Reinhardt Festival (Festivals, Fairs, Parades) Events in New York, New York

Location:
Birdland
315 West 44th Street
New York, New York
When: November 8, 2009
Starts at: 8:30 PM
This is not an all day event

Description:
The spirit of Django lives on in New York, returning to Birdland for it's ninth year! Excitement over the music of the legendary French gypsy jazz guitarist has grown immeasurably since Producers Pat Philips & Ettore Stratta founded the Django Reinhardt NY Festival in 2000. Combining the best players from Europe with some of America's finest jazz artists, a unique atmosphere of virtuosity and fun pervades Birdland for one week only! Reinhardt, a musical genius born to gypsy parents, was a virtuoso on the six-string banjo while still in his teens. In 1931, he heard the music of Louis Armstrong, an experienced than inspired and shaped the future of his music. By the time of his death, twenty-two years later, Reinhardt had single-handedly redirected the course of jazz guitar.

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