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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gypsy jazz -- the fiery and elegant acoustic-string sound made famous in the 1930s and '40s by French Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt -- is all the rage in the early 21st century. This year, scores ...

Minor Swing; Galerie Des Princes; Ballade; Tears; Blues For Django And Stephane; Stella By Starlight; Sweet Chorus; Oh, Lady, Be Good !; Someone To Watch Over Me / I Got Rhythm; ...

The recent swing revival has proved to be somewhat of a burden for the Austin, Texas-based Hot Club of Cowtown. Because the acoustic yet fiery combo does play swing music, promoters and club owners ...

Django Reinhardt is one of the most influential guitarists in jazz, but the “Gypsy jazz” he invented with violinist Stephane Grappelli in the Quintet of the Hot Club of France can seem as dated, and ...

Mark O'Connor, a disciple and protege of the late Parisian jazz fiddler Stephane Grappelli, keeps the flame alive, playing the music of the legendary Hot Club of France and re-creating the master's ...