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Looking for something about Django Reinhardt? Or about gypsyjazz? Or have you been to this fantastic festival and want to know more about it? Do you want to play guitar like Django Reinhardt, Fapy Lafertin or Bireli Lagrène? (forget it!!) (Or never stop practizing)
Are you looking for any information at all about this fabulous kind of music, the hot-club-du-france-style?
On this site your journey must start, for here you'll find all the sites and links available. Missing some? Just send me a mail or sign the guestbook and I'll put it on the list!!

Have fun!
Jean Zijta

(coming soon: movies - more videos guitar lessons - image gallery)

UPDATES

mar 11 2021 History Swinguez

jan 27 2019 History How the nazi's wiped out the Romani Middleclass

Nov 28 2017 Equipment, Guitars Various guitar links

Sep 18 2017 Equipment, Guitars Boonstra Guitars

Jul 26 2017 Courses see tab "Websites": Adrian Holovaty's voicings and "Apprendre Le Jazz manouche"

Jul 26 2017 Equipment Luthiers and "Le créateur de ST48" to be found under Equipment (Guitars and Various)

Jun 30 2017 Artists Let´s Be Gypsies

Apr 20 2017 Festivals To all Dutchies: this Saturday, Gipsy festival in Leek, near Groningen!
Gipsy Festival Borg Nienoord 22 April

Don't miss out on the 15th Festival Django in Liberchies, Belgium!
Festival Django @ Liberchies 13-14 May

And last but not least: the 38th Festival Django Reinhardt!
The opening takes place at the village of Samois, then the festival moves to the parc of Chateau de Fontainebleau.
Festival Django Reinhardt 1 and 6-7 July

Apr 20 2017 NEW: Media - Gallery Check out the brand new image gallery, starting with lots of pictures of Django Reinhardt!
It's a link to our Pinterest profile, you don't need to sign in.
More media coming soon!
Gallery

Apr 20 2017 Artists Les Frères Bouchard

Jan 16 2017 Festivals To all Dutchies: next weekend, Django festival in Amsterdam!
Django Amsterdam 20-22 January

Django Festival Oslo 20-21 January
Django Sur Lennon 27-30 October

Aug 1 2016 Artists Trio Blue Skies

July 29 2016 Festivals North Sea Gipsy Festival Hoek van Holland 11-14 August
The Django Reinhardt NY Festival 2-7 August

July 26 2016 Festivals

Django Reinhardt Fest Tilburg 21/8/2016
Django Reinhardt Gipsy Festival The Hague 16/10/2016

July 18 2016 Artists

Remy & The Gipsy Birds

July 13 2016 Calendar

Fresh new look for the festival calendar!

Mai 18 2016 New Artists

Croque Manouche (from Antwerpen)

April 22 2016 Several stuff

Bernie Lehmann (Lehmann Guitars)
Luthier: Roy Eneas (Royal Jazz Guitar)
Luthier: Gary Zimnicki
Luthier: Cyril Gaffiero
Picks: Manouche Picks
Artists: Quartier Latin
Artists (new website): Oridano Gypsy Jazz Band

April 09 2016 Culture

Family Tree (Stamboom) Django Reinhardt, starting with the marriage of Michel Reinhardt and Caroline Lafertin(

April 06 2016 Festivals

Raduno, Italy
Brisbane, Australia

New Artist Tcha Limberger
Fomihiko Kono
March 30 2016 Festivals

Gossington , UK
Frank Vignola Guitar Camp,Crested Butte, USA
Grappelli-Django Camp, Netherlands

March 26 2016 Festivals

Djangofolllies, Belgium
Marchmanouche, Wales
Crested Butte, USA
Hildesheim, Germany
Salbris, France
Tilburg, Netherlands
Samois s/Seine, France
Northhampton, USA
Liberchies, Belgium
Swansea, Wales
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aug 06 2014 New Artist David Niglo Emerald Grunholz

Jul 05 2014 New Artist Christine Tassan et les Imposteures
Listen to "C'est l'heure de l'ap�ro", also performed at the Samois Festival in june 2014

Jul 04 2014 New General (TABS, Chords) Grilles Manouches (playback and chords (grilles)

Jun 19 2014 New Artist Eva Sur Seine

June 18 2014 Festival Samois Sur Seine 2014

March 27 2014 Festival Zillesheim 2014

March 27 2014 Festival Liberchies 2014

Nov 28 2013 New Artist Deanna Knight and The Hotclub of Mars

Oct 22 2013 New Luthier JB Castelluccia

Jul 18 2013 New Artist Django Collective Helsinki

Jul 17 2013 New Artist Jonny Hepbir

Jul 14 2013 New CD by New Artist Factsheet Expressions (Newest CD Wawau Adler)(WORD file)
Listen to "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life"!! Wonderful performance

Jul 10 2013 New Artist Djangologie

Jul 02 2013 New Artist Dario Alegre

Jul 02 2013 New Artist-website Monsieur Camembert

Jul 02 2013 New Artist-website Mayo Hubert

Jul 02 2013 New Artist Mauro Albert

Jul 01 2013 Guitar Shopping Gypsyguitar.de

Jul 01 2013 Guitar Shopping Occasions on http://www.leboncoin.fr

Jul 01 2013 Guitar Shopping Guitar's Place (Li�ge-Luik)

Jul 01 2013 New Artist Gypsy Groove

Jun 20 2013 New Artist Oridano Gypsy Jazz Band

Jun 09 2013 Festival Festival Jazz Manouche Zillisheim, Alsace 11th june 2013 (this week!!!)

Jun 09 2013 New Artist Trio Swing d'Autrefois

Jun 09 2013 Artist, new website Souvenirs

Jun 06 2013 Festival Romani, USA 17 aug 2013 Festival Romani, Sellwood Riverfront Park, Portland, Oregon, USA

Jun 04 2013 Festival Paris 21 june 2013 Festival Jazz Musette, St Ouen, Paris, France

Jun 04 2013 Publication- Books GypsyJazz Guitar (Bertino Rodmann)

June 3 2013 Festival Django Reinhardt "Samois Sur Seine" 26 June - 30 july 2013:
Line-up of the 2013 edition of the Django Reinhardt festival in Samois Sur Seine!

Jun 03 2013 New Workshop (Courses) Gypsy Jazz Workshop (Germany)

Feb 25 2013 Watch now videos of guitar lessons Finally... Check out the first playlist --> online courses by Gonzalo Bergara. With over 40 videos of play alongs to help you practice! Videos