PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In a nod to their musical idol, the members of the jazz manouche band Minor Swing managed to turn a hobby into a display of a vintage genre that is as passionate as the European ...

Minor Swing joined Todd Moe in the NCPR studio this morning to celebrate the start of summer with a taste of what they call gypsy jazz, or gypsy... Jun 21, 2013 — Minor Swing joined Todd Moe in the ...

Don’t call Django 100 a tribute band. “No, we’re not, and I think it’s important to make that distinction,” said the group’s bassist, Brian Torff. “We’re not like the Dark Star Orchestra that goes out ...

Gypsy Jazz or Manouche was the invention of Django Reinhardt whose sound came from old gypsy tunes played with a swing rhythm. During the inter-war years, Django heard Louis Armstrong and Duke ...

The trio known as the Gypsy Swing Cats perform an energetic and highly rhythmic blend of swing, jazz, and blues. “This is music which combines gypsy melodies and rhythms with the influences of ...

Like the grapes transplanted from the French countryside to California's Wine Country, the Gypsy swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli has thrived in the Bay Area's ...

As it journeys from venue to venue throughout the United States, Occidental Gypsy, a red-hot, Django Reinhardt-inspired, gypsy swing and fusion band, loves to encourage rapt listeners to get up on ...

Each weekend seems to bring another jazz festival, the recent Englewood and Hyde Park events leading to yet another on Friday and Saturday nights: the 11th annual Chicago Gypsy Jazz Festival at the ...

Richard Smith’s virtuoso finger-style guitar skill makes his six-string acoustic instrument sound like a miniature orchestra. Nonetheless, Smith plays well with others. A native of England, Smith ...