MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: Well, at the moment that record was being made, the Nazis were ascendant in Germany. The spectre of war loomed over Europe and somehow they found that rhythm.

Reinhardt, whose virtuosic guitar playing defied losing the use of two fingers in a fire, died prematurely, at 43, in 1953, while Grappelli lived to almost 90. Through recordings and direct lineage, ...

Jean Baptiste Reinhardt was a Belgian Gypsy born in 1910 in the Benelux town of Liverchies. He would never be known as Jean Baptiste, however. Django was his moniker and his is a name that looms as ...

CD1: Oh, Lady Be Good; Dinah; Confessin'; I Saw Stars; Tiger Rag; The Continental; Blue Drag; Sweet Sue; The Sunshine of Your Smile; Swanee River; Charleston; Chicago; You're Driving Me Crazy; In A ...

This is the second of a series of articles on the recent Berlin international film festival, the Berlinale, held February 9-18, 2017. The first part was posted March 2. Finally, a feature film about ...

For the annual Django Reinhardt festival at Birdland, producer Pat Phillips introduced the young lions of gypsy jazz in tribute to the legendary Belgian guitarist who died in 1953. For the annual ...

DJANGO: 480 Lexington Ave., at 46th St. (212) 871-6600. Entrees: $17-$29. Open nightly. Reservations recommended. All credit cards. 2 Stars. Django, a sexy new midtown restaurant, is named after ...

Manouche Jazz, commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz," is a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. Originating in Paris in the early 1930s, it was first popularized by the Quintette du Hot Club de ...