The history of gypsy jazz begins with Django Reinhardt, though many would argue that gypsy jazz is Django Reinhardt. Django was born in 1910 into a Manouche-Romany family and although born in Belgium, Django spent most of his childhood in the gypsy camps on the outskirts of Paris where he learnt to play […]
Charlie Anderson met up with guitarist Steve Aston to discuss gypsy jazz and some of the reasons why some people love it and some people hate it. I met up with Steve Aston at The Paris House, a beautiful French café-bar in Brighton, and I asked him what he liked most about gypsy jazz […]
Charlie Anderson surveys resources for musicians wanting to learn more about playing gypsy jazz Online Learning www.gypsyjazzacademy.com These in-depth online lessons are taught by two prominent gypsy jazz guitarists, Lollo Meier and Fapy Lafertin. £50 for 3 months. Free sample lessons available. www.gypsyjazzschool.com A more basic site set up by Israeli […]