Jazz

Pearl Django: A Decade of 'Hot Club' Jazz

I think each of us is equally aware that we are playing a contemporary version of a music that now is almost 70 years old. We bring to the genre all of our musical experiences which include the ...
MassLive

Django in June brings jazz concerts to Academy of Music

At the age of 16 while still in high school, Max O’Rourke attended Django Camp in Northampton to learn more about jazz manouche, also referred to as hot club-style jazz. Now years later, O’Rourke is ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

French guitar virtuoso Stephane Wrembel a vital link between Django Reinhardt, Pink Floyd and Woody Allen

If there is a missing link between Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Woody Allen, Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer and Gypsy jazz guitar pioneer Django Reinhardt, it is undoubtedly French six-string ...
Indy Week

Django on

Polyglot perhaps best describes Django Haskins, songwriter and bandleader for The Old Ceremony, Chapel Hill’s eight-piece, carefully debauched chamber pop band. At 28, he’s recorded under several ...
Jazz

Django Festival All-Stars

One of the best kept secrets in jazz is the Django Festival Allstars. Formed in 2002, they recapture the joyous and nostalgic sound of gypsy jazz made popular in jny: Paris by Django Reinhardt and ...
Times-Standard

New album celebrates the music of Django Reinhardt

Vocalist/musician/artist Tatiana Eva-Marie has released a new recording, “Djangology.” Her latest album focuses on celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt. Instead of focusing on the emblematic ...
Under the Radar

Django Django Announce New Album, Share Five New Songs Including “Complete Me” (Feat. Self Esteem)

Django Django have announced a new album, Off Planet, and have shared its first five songs, including lead single “Complete Me,” which features Self Esteem. Similar to how Beach House released their ...
HeraldNet

Django music festival returns to Whidbey Island this week

LANGLEY — Langley music festival DjangoFest Northwest will be in full swing this year for the first time since 2019. DjangoFest is taking place from Sept. 21-25 at the Whidbey Island Center for the ...
Under the Radar

Off Planet (Review) — Django Django

When a band grabs onto a concept for a record, the result can be sprawling and without tether. On Django Django’s fifth studio album, Off Planet, that concept is outer space and ufology, and the ...
NPR

On 'Glowing In The Dark,' Django Django Explore Evolution And Escapism

Fans of 2001: A Space Odyssey will be delighted to find an Easter egg in Django Django's 2021 single, and title track to the London band's new album, "Glowing in the Dark." It samples Arthur C. Clarke ...
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Django Unchained & 6 Other Period Films That Use Contemporary Music Perfectly

Kendra is a writer & cinematographer who has been obsessed with films since she first saw Diva Plavalaguna hit high notes in The Fifth Element. She is drawn to darkness, creating nightmares, and ...