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Gianfranco Malorgio – “WOP”

4 days ago
Obscure SoundTaking inspiration from detective films of the ’70s, “WOP” is an atmospheric new single from Gianfranco Malorgio, an artist based in Rome, Italy. Tracing his musical beginnings to playing classical guitar as a young boy, Malorgio went on to co-... more info

Guitarist Reinhardt biopic 'Django' hits some flat notes

2501 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentDid Belgian-born Gypsy musician Django Reinhardt need to be the most celebrated guitarist of his day to survive a Nazi regime hellbent on eradicating his kind? It’s an intriguing premise, but one only fitfully explored in Étienne Comarâ... more info

How a 1930s jazz guitarist inspired heavy metal

2823 days ago
New York PostJazz lovers know that gypsy guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt was one of the genre’s stars during the ’30s and ’40s — a fact that will be celebrated on Friday at the 10th annual Django a Gogo tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. But decades later... more info

ALICE COOPER Says JOE PERRY Asked JOHNNY DEPP For Guitar Lessons

3104 days ago
Roadrunner - BlabbermouthAlice Cooper says that AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry asked Johnny Depp for guitar lessons after hearing the actor play in movie. Cooper, Perry and Depp are members of the HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES supergroup, dedicated to the memory of Cooper's late drinki... more info

Tony Murena: Indifférence review – a curiosity from the 1930s

3121 days ago
Guardian Music(Milan)Making a fusion of jazz and other idioms is nothing new. In the 1930s, the accordionist Tony Murena’s hybrid of American jazz and French musette vied for popularity with the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. A virtuos... more info

Stagecoach 2015: Merle Haggard enjoys viral success, praises Django Reinhardt

3500 days ago
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Stagecoach 2015: Merle Haggard enjoys viral success, praises Django Reinhardt

3500 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentMerle Haggard took a few minutes before his set Friday at the 2015 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio to talk to The Times about "Django and Jimmie," his forthcoming collaboration with fellow vet Willie Nelson. more info

George Cole captures the 'uptown swing' of Django Reinhardt

3957 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe acclaimed East Bay guitarist performs as part of a four-day festival of French 'gypsy jazz' Jan. 23-26 at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage. more info

This week's new live music

4460 days ago
Guardian MusicThe xx, On tourA lot of groups talk about going back to basics, but the achievement of this London band was to purge their sound of superfluous elements before they recorded a note. The vocals are allowed to morosely intone tales of emotional drama a... more info

Prom 65: Britten Sinfonia/Taylor/Barker – review

4465 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall, LondonWhen Martin Taylor and Guy Barker talk about their Spirit of Django Suite they like to point out that the music should "reek of nostalgia". On the Proms premiere of this Django Reinhardt-dedicated guitar concerto – performe... more info

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