Django Reinhardt

Summary

Django Reinhardt is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Pont-à-Celles^[2]. He was born on January 23, 1910^[3]. He died in Samois-sur-Seine^[4]. He died on May 16, 1953^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], composer^[7], banjoist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and jazz guitarist^[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11]

Key Facts

• Django Reinhardt's place of birth was Pont-à-Celles^[2].
• Django Reinhardt passed away in Samois-sur-Seine^[4].
• Django Reinhardt was born on January 23, 1910^[3].
• Django Reinhardt died on May 16, 1953^[5].
• Burial took place at Cemetery of Samois-sur-Seine^[12].
• A child of Django Reinhardt was Henri Baumgartner^[13].
• A child of Django Reinhardt was Babik Reinhardt^[14].
• Django Reinhardt held citizenship in France^[15].
• Django Reinhardt's professions included guitarist^[6].
• Django Reinhardt's professions included composer^[7].
• Django Reinhardt worked as a banjoist^[8].
• Django Reinhardt worked as a jazz musician^[9].
• Django Reinhardt's professions included jazz guitarist^[10].
• Django Reinhardt was a member of Quintette du Hot Club de France^[16].
• Django Reinhardt is recorded as male^[17].
• Django Reinhardt's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Django Reinhardt's genre is jazz^[19].
• Django Reinhardt's genre is Gypsy jazz^[20].
• Django Reinhardt's genre is bebop^[21].
• Django Reinhardt's genre is Romani music^[22].
• Django Reinhardt's Commons category is recorded as Django Reinhardt^[23].
• The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage^[24].
• Django Reinhardt's family name is recorded as Reinhardt^[25].
• Django Reinhardt's given name is recorded as Jean^[26].
• Django Reinhardt's pseudonym is recorded as Django^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Pont-à-Celles^[2], Django Reinhardt… he was born on January 23, 1910^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], composer^[7], banjoist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and jazz guitarist^[10].

Personal Life

Children include Henri Baumgartner^[13], a jazz guitarist^[28], 1929–1992^[29] and Babik Reinhardt^[14], a jazz musician^[30], 1944–2001^[31], of France^[32].

Death and Burial

Django Reinhardt died on May 16, 1953^[5]. He died in Samois-sur-Seine^[4]. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage^[24]. He is buried at Cemetery of Samois-sur-Seine^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Django Reinhardt include Django^[33], a web framework^[34], founded in 2004^[35]; Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival^[36], a gypsy jazz festival^[37], in France^[38]; Djangodor^[39], a music award^[40], founded in 1992^[41]; and Prix Django Reinhardt^[42], a cultural prize^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1955^[45].

Why It Matters

Django Reinhardt has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

He has been cited as an influence by Egberto Gismonti^[47], a composer^[48], b. 1947^[49], of Brazil^[50], awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[51], specialised in music^[52] and Biréli Lagrène^[53], a jazz guitarist^[54], b. 1966^[55], of France^[56].

Entities named for him include Django^[33], a web framework^[34], founded in 2004^[35]; Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival^[36], a gypsy jazz festival^[37], in France^[38]; Djangodor^[39], a music award^[40], founded in 1992^[41]; and Prix Django Reinhardt^[42], a cultural prize^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1955^[45].

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 guitarist^[6], composer^[7], banjoist^[8], jazz musician^[9], and jazz guitarist^[10].

Who did Django Reinhardt influence?

Django Reinhardt has been cited as an influence by Egberto Gismonti^[47] and Biréli Lagrène^[53].