Although I generally like most music, I have a preference on the acoustic sound. Guitars, basses, banjos, harps. I always try to improve my guitar and music skills. Over the last decade I am still trying to figure out how to improvise in the style of gypsy jazz legend Django Reinhardt. I may need few decades more…
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Djangopedia passes the 200 django tunes mark!
Djangopedia started about 7 months ago indexing online resources related to the music of the famous jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Today, djangopedia got its 206th entry, and I’m pretty sure that this makes it the largest online resource for tunes recorded by Django Reinhardt.
Djangopedia has Been Born!
For long time I wanted to start a wiki for all django fans. A place to put all kind of information related to the wonderful legacy Django Reinhardt has left us. If you love Django’s music, please visit djangopedia.com and participate.
I have added some basic structure with Django’s Discography and created the first page, for Django’s most famous song, Minor Swing. I want to have a page per song, where we can gather all the information and web links we can get on a single page.
A True Guitar Genius, Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt together with Stephane Grapelli in this rare video recorded performance. The tune is called “J’attendrai”.
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