When Django Reinhardt infused American jazz with his Gypsy soul, the result was a “swing with strings” that has remained a landmark in jazz/world fusion. With the addition of two rhythm guitars, a ...
Belgian gypsy-jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt was 18 and poised for international stardom in 1928 when a fire ripped through his caravan on the outskirts of Paris. His left hand was badly burned in ...