Django Reinhardt
Gypsy Jazz leader
Hot Clubs all around the world
Played with two fingers
*Django Reinhardt was the father of Gypsy Jazz.
He started the Quintette du Hot Club de France,
along with violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Today,
the are “Hot Club” bands all over the world in
homage to Django. After he was severely burned
in a fire, he lost the use of most of left hand, except
two fingers.
To hear an example of Django’s genius, please
click below
2:55 Add to Added to queue Django Reinhardt – Djangologyby Jacopoj118,073 views
Hey James — thanks for the Haiku & for reminding us about Django. Imagine the power & depth of his spirit to continue to play with only two fingers. Talk about inspiring …
Thank you for reading, Mala. It is a pretty inspiring story, the fire happened in his 20s, he was able to save his wife’s life, and he did suffer burns on a lot of his body. I feel it is a testament to the human drive and to the power music itself. Gives me goosebumps…..