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 ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,917 views/month, #5,857 of 1,000,298).^[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].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1910-01-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1953-05-16^[31]

• Genre(s): gypsy jazz, jazz, swing^[32]

• Community tags: belgian, continental jazz, guitar, gypsy jazz, jazz, roma, swing, 🇧🇪, 🇫🇷^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 650bf385-6f6d-4992-a3b9-779d144920a4^[34]

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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^[35], 1929–1992^[36] and Babik Reinhardt^[14], a jazz musician^[37], 1944–2001^[38], of France^[39].

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^[40], a web framework^[41], founded in 2004^[42]; Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival^[43], a gypsy jazz festival^[44], in France^[45]; Prix Django Reinhardt^[46], a cultural prize^[47], in France^[48], founded in 1955^[49]; and Djangodor^[50], a music award^[51], founded in 1992^[52].

Why It Matters

Django Reinhardt ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,917 views/month, #5,857 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

He has been cited as an influence by Egberto Gismonti^[55], a composer^[56], b. 1947^[57], of Brazil^[58], awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[59], specialised in music^[60] and Biréli Lagrène^[61], a jazz guitarist^[62], b. 1966^[63], of France^[64].

Entities named for him include Django^[40], a web framework^[41], founded in 2004^[42]; Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival^[43], a gypsy jazz festival^[44], in France^[45]; Prix Django Reinhardt^[46], a cultural prize^[47], in France^[48], founded in 1955^[49]; and Djangodor^[50], a music award^[51], founded in 1992^[52].

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^[55] and Biréli Lagrène^[61].