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/

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 […]

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.

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

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

Winter Concert Series begins with Page Brothers Gypsy Jazz Quartet – Lifestyles Home – The Times News

The Page Brothers Gypsy Jazz Quartet will kick off the Alamance County Arts Council’s Winter Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Irongate Winery, 2540 Lynch Store Road. via Winter Concert Series begins with Page Brothers Gypsy Jazz Quartet – Lifestyles Home – The Times News.

Happy New Year! “Temperature” Intro Lesson

Robin Nolan here, kicking off the year with a lesson breaking down the intro to Minor Blues that he used on one of gypsy jazz albums. http://gypsyjazzblog.com/happy-new-year-temperature-intro-lesson-robin-nolan/

Press Play: Beso Negro’s red hot ‘Burn It Down’ – Marin Independent Journal

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_24665631/press-play-beso-negros-red-hot-burn-it

French documentary about jazz manouche

This film takes a look at the lifestyle and learning tradition of gypsy jazz by following four guitarist from the manouche community. Seems like a must for any string swing fan. http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sons-wind-colcoa-review-446568

Little Bulb on Orpheus: “It will be a feast of music”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/9998771/Little-Bulb-on-Orpheus-It-will-be-a-feast-of-music.html