Guardian Music — (Lost Marble)For his 40th birthday, in 2000, Django Bates made an American songbook album. It was an unusual choice for the pianist and composer, but he didn't flinch from twisting the familiar patterns and dynamics of those evergreens out of shape. ... more info

Guardian Music — One of the rare bands to be loved beyond the jazz cognoscenti, this chamber ensemble gave the genre a respect previously afforded to classical musiciansWhen Illinois-born pianist John Lewis composed the haunting theme Django in the early 50s, he gave... more info

Guardian Music — (MGP Records)Nicolas Meier, the UK-based Swiss guitarist, made a powerful impression on British audiences five years ago with the mix of Pat Metheny-connected world fusion and Turkish folk music he introduced (with reeds virtuoso Gilad Atzmon) on the... more info

Abeano — Crane-lifting us out of our mid-week slump, our favourite twice-repeated word band since Duran Duran, Django Django are back with their second single ‘WOR’. Never dry of ideas, the past has seen the Scotland-bred, Dalston-based duo d... more info

Guardian Music — The jazz guitar of Django Reinhardt remains a signature soundtrack of Paris. In the centenary of his birth, Gemma Ware goes in search of the cafes that still swing to his tunesWith its upbeat swing of guitars, violin and the occasional clarinet or sa... more info

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Guardian Music — The folk-rock veteran and musical maverick will act as artistic director for this year's Meltdown festivalFolk guitarist Richard Thompson is to curate this year's Meltdown festival. Following in the footsteps of David Bowie, Patti Smith and Massive A... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offStanley Moon Camden Road Moon is an unsigned troubadour who writes nagging urban folk songs with an impressive line in wry, observational lyrics. Anyone who's walked through... more info

Guardian Music — (ACT)Helge Sunde is a 44-year-old Norwegian trombonist and composer who often works with jazz/classical composer Geir Lysne, sounds as if he checks out Hermeto Pascoal, Django Bates, Carla Bley, and British jazz and TV composer Colin Towns – a... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Nashville based John Jorgenson is one of the world's greatest gypsy jazz guitarists, keeping the music of Django Reinhardt alive. A composer is his own right he is releasing two albums simultaneously.. One Stolen Night was made with his regular qui... more info