Paul Mehling has devoted the past three decades of his life to the music of Django Reinhardt, and he doesn’t mince words when it comes to the Gypsy guitar legend’s most illustrious successor, Dorado ...

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Seattle loves its modern jazz, as the avid crowds for the Earshot Jazz Festival have shown the past two weeks. As we head into Earshot’s home stretch, you might consider taking a breather for some ...

A distinctive group of European musicians is celebrating the life and legacy of legendary Belgian-born Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who died in 1953. Violinist Pierre Blanchard and guitarist ...

If newsprint could play audio, it would be easy to explain why seeing French Gypsy jazz guitarist Dorado Schmitt is a very good idea. His song “Bossa Dorado,” a true classic of modern Gypsy jazz, is ...

Django Reinhardt was born in 1910 to a family of French Gypsies. He taught himself guitar before he could read or write, but then he nearly lost his life (and badly hurt his hand) as a young man by ...

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