Music
Decades after his death, Django Reinhardt is a star
Jan. 23, 2010
Movies
Did Belgian-born Gypsy musician Django Reinhardt need to be the most celebrated guitarist of his day to survive a Nazi regime hellbent on eradicating his kind?
Jan. 18, 2018
Pop & Hiss
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Aug. 26, 2010
Merle Haggard took a few minutes before his set Friday at the 2015 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio to talk to The Times about “Django and Jimmie,” his forthcoming collaboration with fellow vet Willie Nelson.
April 25, 2015
For budding jazz guitarists, the 1963 album “For Django” is anessential primer.
Oct. 30, 1991
Travel & Experiences
French Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt spent most of his life in Paris, but he never took the Metro because he couldn’t read -- words or music -- and didn’t want to get off at the wrong stop.
June 5, 2005
Guitarist Bireli Lagrene returns to the musical spirit he tried to elude.
March 13, 2003
Django The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend Michael Dregni Oxford University Press: 326 pp., $35
March 13, 2005
Entertainment & Arts
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Art of the Guitar Festival this week has been showcasing the remarkable versatility of this seemingly uncomplicated instrument.
Nov. 19, 2005
Virtuosic jazz playing isn’t exactly in short supply these days.
March 15, 2003