| On Django, Stephane and their Quintette | Multi-Resource Gypsy Jazz Websites |
| Local Django in June Sponsors and Friends | Out-of-town Django in June Sponsors & Friends |
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About Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli
A nice little bio of Django: http://www.redhotjazz.com/django.html
Actual video of Django and Stephane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD6ZD1Igxr0
The group that started it all: Quintette of the Hot Club of France (includes audio clips)
Wiki on Django: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt
Short JazzReview bio of Stephane Grappelli: http://www.jazzreview.com/articledetails.cfm?ID=165
Local Django in June Sponsors and Friends
Downtown Sounds: Northampton's full-service music store
Becker and Cumpiano: Harry Becker works on my guitars; both Bill Cumpiano and Harry are fine builders as well
Turn It Up!: Great CD store with low prices and an eclectic selection
Swing Caravan: local Django-inspired jazz and other fun stuff
Woodstar Cafe: good coffee, treats and real food
Amanouz Cafe: Northampton's Moroccan restaurant
Hans Teensma and Impress Inc: Great graphic design.
Luthier's Co-op : where you are most likely to find me jamming, with lust in my heart for the many cool instruments.
Out-of-Town Django in June Sponsors and Friends
Djangobooks.com: A GJ jackpot:
AcousticMusic.org: An amazing collection of guitars in CT, including beautiful GJ axes. Thanks Brian!
Bernie Lehmann, a terrific Luthier based in Rochester, joins us every year.
DellArte Guitars and GypsyJazz.net have been with us from the start. Thanks Alain!
Paris Swing Mandolins: Django-style!
Saga Music, makers of the popular Gitane line of GJ guitars
Ithaca Stringed Instruments: Fine instruments and amplification solutions.
Rodrigo Shopis, a NY-based maker of fine Spanish and French guitars
Manouche Guitars North America, and their Model Jazz Selmer.
Some of our Dutch buddies, the Dutch Hot Club de France: www.st-hotclubdefrance.nl
Red Bear Trading Company: great picks!
HyperHip Media: Great resources for learing this style, including DVD's by Django Camp staff Denis Chang and Tim Kliphuis
DC Music School : That's DC for Denis Chang, not District of Corruption.
Caravan Guitars : Imagine, an actual brick and mortar shop devoted to just Gypsy jazz guitars. In Chicago!
Websites devoted to Django or Gypsy Jazz
The Django Reinhardt Swing Page: http://www.hotclub.co.uk/
Djangobooks: http://www.djangobooks.com/
Lots more links and interesting commentary at Djangology.net
A little out of date at this point(?), but still full of good stuff: The Django Reinhardt Documentation Center
Try this one: Hot Club Links
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