The Festival Django Reinhardt is a
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz (also known as sinti jazz, gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a musical idiom inspired by the Romani people, Romani jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910–1953), in conjunction with the Fr ...
music festival held during late June or early July at
Samois-sur-Seine, France, and, since 2017, in the grounds of the nearby
Château de Fontainebleau. It began as a single evening festival in 1968, but in 1983, became an annual week-long event commemorating
Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani people, Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Belgium, Belgian-born Romani jazz guitarist and composer in France. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe ...
and his music.
Historique
, Festival Django Reinhardt, official site
The festival combines a musical program with creative, leisure and artistic activities about jazz, guitars and Gypsies.
See also
* DjangoFest in the western United States
References
External links
*
*
{{Coord, 50.513611, 4.420795, format=dms, type:landmark_region:BE, display=title
Gypsy jazz
Jazz festivals in France
Romani in France