Jean Reinhardt

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Jean "Django" Reinhardt was a pioneering Belgian-born Romani jazz guitarist and composer, celebrated as one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history and a founder of the gypsy jazz style.

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instanceOf Belgian-born musician
Romani person
composer
guitar virtuoso
human
jazz guitarist
activeIn 20th-century music
European jazz scene
associatedWith European jazz
Romani jazz
collaboratedWith Stéphane Grappelli
genre gypsy jazz
jazz
hasEthnicity Romani
hasFamilyName Reinhardt
hasGivenName Jean
hasLegacy iconic figure in Romani musical culture
major influence on jazz improvisation for guitar
pioneer of gypsy jazz guitar
hasName Jean Reinhardt
hasNationality Belgian
hasNickname Django Reinhardt
hasNotableStyle fast arpeggios
innovative chord voicings
use of minor swing feel
virtuosic single-note runs
hasNotableWork Belleville
Djangology
linked to: Django

Manoir de mes rêves
Minor Swing
Nuages
Swing 39
Swing 42
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influenced jazz guitarists worldwide
influencedGenre gypsy jazz
modern jazz guitar
isKnownFor being one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history
founding the gypsy jazz style
gypsy jazz
jazz guitar improvisation
memberOf Quintette du Hot Club de France
occupation composer
guitarist
playsInstrument acoustic guitar
guitar

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Django Reinhardt fullName Jean Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt hasName Jean Reinhardt