Fapy Lafertin New Quartet: Atlântico review – a Romany master of all styles
Lafertin and co move effortlessly though a dazzling set in the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli
April 2019
The 50 best songs about Europe – ranked!
Brexit is delayed – so voyager avec nous on a trans-European tour of music, from Paris to Berlin via Finistère. Tout le monde à bord!
August 2017
World Peace Trio review – definitely give this a chance
Arabic, Asian and free jazz collide in this debut by Gilad Atzmon, Dwiki Dharmawan and Kamal Musallam
February 2017
Django review – jazz great's war story fails to find its rhythm
He jammed for the Nazis and aided the resistance, but this tale of guitar genius Django Reinhardt’s war falls flat due to slack tempo and poor characterisation
December 2016
Django Reinhardt with the Glenn Miller’s All Stars: Paris 1945 review – immaculate
(Milan)
December 2015
The playlist
The playlist: Christmas jazz – Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Miles Davis and more
A festive 10-song special, from White Christmas and an all-star version of Winter Wonderland to a capricious take on Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
September 2015
The playlist
The playlist – jazz: Django Reinhardt, Diana Krall, Leonard Cohen and more
The Marseillaise as interpreted by guitarist Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli, a Cohen cover of a French resistance song, and canny piano and silky crooning from Diana Krall
August 2015
Cerys Matthews, Dr Crotchety
Cerys Matthews: music for barbecues
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego, Dr Crotchety, unwraps some smoking summer tunes
August 2014
Nigel Price Organ Trio: Hit the Road review – tribute to a smooth tradition
Price and co have the measure of Grant Green and Wes Montgomery's style, but closer listening also reveals their audacity and advanced techniques, writes John Fordham
September 2012
Prom 65: Britten Sinfonia/Taylor/Barker – review
Jazz fans got their fix in this Prom with the brass-blasting modern-swing of Djangobop, writes John Fordham
August 2012
Django Reinhardt: music, mischief and magic
Django Reinhardt was a Gypsy jazz genius who kept on living in his caravan long after he found fame. Guitarist and devotee Martin Taylor explains why he has written a Prom in his honour
June 2011
A history of jazz
Django reinhardt's caravan catches fire
1928: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of jazz music
March 2010
Best Gypsy jazz bars in Paris
The jazz guitar of Django Reinhardt remains a signature soundtrack of Paris. In the centenary of his birth, Gemma Ware goes in search of the cafes that still swing to his tunes
January 2010
Gypsy Jazz Festival
Virtuoso musicians, including his grandson, celebrate the centenary of the birth of Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt, writes Dave Gelly
Music blog
Happy birthday Django Reinhardt
Ben Myers: The gypsy king, who was born 100 years ago today, is now regarded as the world's most influential pre-rock'n'roll guitarist
Django Reinhardt: Manoir de ses Rêves
This elegantly appointed and instructive boxed set covers the self-taught genius's work from 1934 to 1953, says John Fordham
December 2009
How Django Reinhardt got the whole world on a string
Garth Cartwright on the king of Gypsy swing, Django Reinhardt
December 2000
Swiss sent Gypsies back to Nazi killers
Historians expose decades of discrimination whose victims included legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt
