Guardian Music — (Proper)The Hot Club have always had one foot in the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt, the other in the western swing of 40s Texas. Here, the New York trio offer a sweet tribute to the latter, specifically to swing king Bob Wills. Compared with Willie ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr Tear said... Beautiful music from Argentina: Atahualpa Yupanqui - Campesino (Chants Du Monde 1968) http://snapcrackleandpops.blogspot.com Levin said... Twenty Sixty Six And Then - Reflections (1972)FLAC Mavericks - Trampoline (1998) Rolling Ston... more info

Guardian Music — Kings Place, LondonHowever seriously Django Bates is taken – as a composer of time-warping, romantically fragile jazz, but also of contemporary classical music – serious self-regard isn't in his nature. The British star may have been celebrating ... more info

The Independent — Andrew Sheridan is probably not the greatest guitarist since Django Reinhardt, although he could knock Pete Townshend into a cocked hat when it comes to reducing a Fender Stratocaster to its component parts: he is, after all, a master bricklayer who... more info

All About Jazz — Beginning Thursday, October 7, Riverwalk Jazz, heard nationwide on Public Radio International and Sirius/XM, will present a special broadcast on Ada 'Bricktop' Smith, who played barkeep to the "Lost Generation" of international ex-patriots living in ... more info

The Telegraph — Bates's whimsy sometimes overshadowed his formidable musicality and originality. Rating: * * * * more info

Totally Fuzzy — simon2307 said... From 1973 a rare ? bootleg of Gram Parsons and The Fallen Angels. Buckaroo Still Feeling Blue That’s All It Took California Cotton Fields Cry One More Time A Song For You If You Don’t Love Him (with Emmylou Harris) Hang On Sloop... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Byrd's birthday today! Charlie ByrdCharlie Byrd jammed with Django Reinhardt, recorded with Woody Herman, studied with the great Segovia, and with Stan Getz introduced the Brazilian bossa nova to international ... more info

Guardian Music — Now that our birthday celebrations are over, we'd like you to suggest songs that prove rhyme definitely paysThis fifth anniversary is turning into a celebration of P Diddy-esque proportions. Into its second week and still going strong, you can find i... more info

All About Jazz — In the year that marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Gypsy jazz pioneer Django Reinhardt, Southland fans will have reason to celebrate with several Southland appearances later this week by contemporary Reinhardt devotee John Jorgenson. The... more info