Since I didn't really go into who Django Reinhardt was I wanted to do that this week. This is an audio clip that I found very interesting by NPR that explains him and his music in detail! Just click the link! http://www.pbs.org/jazz/video/audioplayer/npr_freshdjango.html
Django Reinhardt, 23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953 was a pioneering virtuoso jazzguitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique (sometimes called 'hot' jazz guitar) that has since become a living musical tradition within Belgian gypsy culture. With violinist Stéphane Grappelli, he co-founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become jazz standards, including "Minor Swing", "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages".
Django was, indeed, a unique player and his influence was considerable. Good job.
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