Django Reinhardt
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Summary
Django Reinhardt was born on January 23, 1910[1], in Pont-à-Celles[2]. He died on May 16, 1953[3], in Samois-sur-Seine[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], composer[6], banjoist[7], jazz musician[8], and jazz guitarist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,456 views/month, #5,857 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Cemetery of Samois-sur-Seine[11]
- Child: Henri Baumgartner[12], Babik Reinhardt[13]
- Country of citizenship: France[14]
- Ethnic group: Manush[15]
- Member of: Quintette du Hot Club de France[16]
- Sex or gender: male[17]
- Genre: jazz[18], Gypsy jazz[19], bebop[20], Romani music[21]
- Commons category: Django Reinhardt[22]
- Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage[23]
- Family name: Reinhardt[24]
- Given name: Jean[25], Django[26]
- Official website: http://www.djangostation.com[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Django Reinhardt[28]
- Relative: Schnuckenack Reinhardt[29]
- Manner of death: natural causes[30]
- Instrument: guitar[31], violin[32], banjo[33]
- Partner in business or sport: Albert Piguilhem[34], Alex Caturegli[35]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French[36]
- List of works: list of compositions by Django Reinhardt[37]
- Birth name: Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt[38]
- Name in native language: Django Reinhardt[39]
Product Details
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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Person[40]
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Country: FR[41]
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Began / founded: 1910-01-23[42]
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Ended / dissolved: 1953-05-16[43]
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Genre(s): gypsy jazz, jazz, swing[44]
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Community tags: belgian, continental jazz, guitar, gypsy jazz, jazz, roma, swing, 🇧🇪, 🇫🇷[45]
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MusicBrainz ID: 650bf385-6f6d-4992-a3b9-779d144920a4[46]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Django Reinhardt include Django[47], a web framework[48], founded in 2004[49]; Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival[50], a gypsy jazz festival[51], in France[52]; Prix Django Reinhardt[53], a cultural prize[54], in France[55], founded in 1955[56]; and Djangodor[57], a music award[58], founded in 1992[59].
Why It Matters
Django Reinhardt has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He has been cited as an influence by Egberto Gismonti[62], a composer[63], b. 1947[64], of Brazil[65], awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[66], specialised in music[67] and Biréli Lagrène[68], a jazz guitarist[69], b. 1966[70], of France[71].
Entities named for him include Django[47], a web framework[48], founded in 2004[49]; Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival[50], a gypsy jazz festival[51], in France[52]; Prix Django Reinhardt[53], a cultural prize[54], in France[55], founded in 1955[56]; and Djangodor[57], a music award[58], founded in 1992[59].
FAQs
Where was Django Reinhardt born?
Django Reinhardt was born in Pont-à-Celles[2].
Where did Django Reinhardt die?
Django Reinhardt passed away in Samois-sur-Seine[4].
What did Django Reinhardt do for work?
Django Reinhardt worked as a guitarist[5], composer[6], banjoist[7], jazz musician[8], and jazz guitarist[9].
Who did Django Reinhardt influence?
Django Reinhardt has been cited as an influence by Egberto Gismonti[62] and Biréli Lagrène[68].