If the words “bluegrass music” conjure images of old men in overalls and flannel and women wearing aprons over housedresses, Harpeth Rising is here to challenge those preconceptions, with a sound that takes bluegrass, classical, rock and blues and throws it in a Gypsy-jazz blender, to create a sound that is truly unique http://www.springvillejournal.com/journal_scene/405-Harpeth_Rising_brings_its_particular_brand_of_steampunk_bluegrass_to_Springville_Center_for_the_Arts.html
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Caravan Gypsy Swing returns to the Holiday | Door County Advocate | doorcountyadvocate.com
Caravan is an instrumental group based out of Madison and primarily influenced by legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who was at the forefront of an entirely new sound called “Gypsy jazz” http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20140127/ADV05/301270336/Caravan-Gypsy-Swing-returns-Holiday
Posted by admin on January 28, 2014
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January 24 – 26: Turtle Island Quartet and other SF events | Calendar | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner
Crossover strings: The Bay Area’s Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet appears in a special program of original works and music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli http://m.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/january-24-26-turtle-island-quartet-and-other-sf-events/Content?oid=2685883
Posted by admin on January 24, 2014
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Fort Worth Weekly – News, Entertainment, Restaurants, MusicA5A Presents Django Reinhardt Festival 2014 » Fort Worth Weekly
Arts Fifth Avenue (1628 Fifth Ave, FW) presents its2014 Django Reinhardt Festival FW Fri-Sun Jan 24-26. Tix are $20-$45 and include food, documentaries, guitar lessons, and live performances by the likes of Gypsy Moon, Ginny Mac, String Theory Manouche, and Slim Richey’s Stray Gypsies. http://www.fwweekly.com/2014/01/23/a5a-presents-django-reinhardt-festival-2014/
Posted by admin on January 24, 2014
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Hot Club of San Francisco mixes gypsy jazz and vintage films on Saturday in Germantown — Gazette.Net
The tradition has died out, but the Hot Club of San Francisco band preserves the memory in its show “Cinema Vivant,” featuring Gypsy jazz music and vintage shorts on Saturday at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown via Hot Club of San Francisco mixes gypsy jazz and vintage films on Saturday in Germantown […]
Posted by admin on January 21, 2014
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Global Village Celebrates The Birthday Of Django Reinhardt And Continues With The Best Of 2013 | KMUW
Global Village celebrates the birthday of gypsy jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt with music from the master himself via Global Village Celebrates The Birthday Of Django Reinhardt And Continues With The Best Of 2013 | KMUW.
Posted by admin on January 21, 2014
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Caravan of Thieves
…a quartet of Gypsy Swinging Serenading Fire Breathing Circus Freaks. If Django Reinhardt, the cast of Stomp and the Beatles all had a party at Tim Burton’s house, Caravan of Thieves would be the band they hired http://mobile.boston.com/yourtown/news/marblehead/2014/01/caravan_of_theives_return_to_the_methee
Posted by admin on January 17, 2014
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Gipsy Kings album review: ‘Savor Flamenco’ – The Washington Post
The Gipsy Kings recently received a Grammy nomination for their latest album, “Savor Flamenco,” and they earned it the hard way…. http://m.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/gipsy-kings-album-review-savor-flamenco/2014/01/16/54204f36-794d-11e3-b1c5-739e63e9c9a7_story.html
Posted by admin on January 17, 2014
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The Tribune-Democrat : Gypsy jazz | Hot Club of San Francisco coming to arts center
Paul Mehling, the leader of Hot Club of San Francisco and the man dubbed the godfather of American gypsy jazz, lives in the 21st century but longs for the past. http://m.tribune-democrat.com/TTD/pm_119101/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=vqVk0qbI
Posted by admin on January 14, 2014
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A Rip-Roaring Ride Full of Gypsy Jazz and Meaty Balkan Brass | World Music Central.org
the combo of Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso’s and Romania’s brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia for their February 11th release Devil’s Tale, recorded on the Asphalt Tango Records label, wowed me and had me begging for more via A Rip-Roaring Ride Full of Gypsy Jazz and Meaty Balkan Brass | World Music Central.org.
Posted by admin on January 10, 2014
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