West Coast Gypsy jazz
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West Coast Gypsy jazz is a sub-genre of Gypsy jazz
. Specifically, it is music inspired by Django Reinhardt
with the added influence of West Coast jazz
, creating an American jazz hybrid.
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
. Specifically, it is music inspired by Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...
with the added influence of West Coast jazz
West coast jazz
West Coast jazz refers to various styles of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. West Coast jazz is often seen as a sub-genre of cool jazz, which featured a less frenetic, calmer style than bebop or hard bop. The music tended to be more heavily arranged,...
, creating an American jazz hybrid.
External links
- The Clambake Combo
- The Tipsy Gypsies
- The Hot Club San Diego
- The Rose City Hot Club
- A resource on Django style Gypsy Jazz with a focus on the guitar
- Article on the Roma People (The name of the Gypsy race) and their music
- Links to Gypsy music
- http://www.hcsf.com/The Hot Club of San Francisco, "Pazzo", Paul Mehling,Gypsy Jazz Guitar