Now, in Django, Michael Dregni offers a definitive portrait of this great guitarist. Handsome, charismatic, childlike, and unpredictable, Reinhardt was a character out of a picaresque novel. Born in a gypsy caravan at a crossroads in Belgium, he was almost killed in a freak fire that burned half of his body and left his left hand twisted into a. The story of a Gypsy with only two fully functional fingers on his left hand becoming one of the world's greatest Jazz guitarists has been told over and again but Dregni has taken the time to dig deeper and learn more about Django not only as a musician but also within the context of Cited by: Dregni not only chronicles this remarkably colorful life--including a fascinating account of gypsy culture--but he also sheds much light on Django's musicianship. He examines his long musical partnership with violinist St#;phane Grappelli--the one suave and smooth, the other sharper and more dissonant--and he traces the evolution of their /5.
Shelves: music, biography, non-fiction. Django, The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend by Michael Dregni (Oxford University Press ) () is an impeccably researched book into the life of self-taught guitarist Django Reinhardt, who is widely acclaimed as one of the best jazz guitarists of all time. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend by Michael Dregni (, Perfect) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Produktinformationen "michael dregni: django - life and music of a gypsy legend - ant." Now, in Django, Michael Dregni offers a definitive portrait of this great guitarist. Handsome, charismatic, childlike, and unpredictable, Reinhardt was a character out of a picaresque novel.
Dregni not onlychronicles this remarkably colorful life--including a fascinating account of gypsy culture--but he also sheds much light on Django's musicianship. He examines his long musical. Dregni not only chronicles this remarkably colorful life--including a fascinating account of gypsy culture--but he also sheds much light on Django's musicianship. He examines his long musical partnership with violinist Stéphane Grappelli--the one suave and smooth, the other sharper and more dissonant--and he traces the evolution of their novel string jazz ensemble, Quintette du Hot Club de France. The story of a Gypsy with only two fully functional fingers on his left hand becoming one of the world's greatest Jazz guitarists has been told over and again but Dregni has taken the time to dig deeper and learn more about Django not only as a musician but also within the context of the life of a European Gypsy.
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