French Hot House (Gypsy) Jazz Flashcards
1
Q
who were the 2 biggest names and who was more famous?
A
- Django Reinhardt (more famous)
2. stephane Grappelli
2
Q
what was the style of this genre? 3 things
A
- only acoustic instruments
- repetitive guitar playing replaces drums
- less syncopation, less blues
3
Q
WHO WAS Django Reinhardt (leader of this)? 4 things
A
- Romani (gypsy) guitarist
- Had to work arund hand injury (wife made cellphane flowers and she made them and he lit a macth to look at them and it all went up in flmaes and it caused tendons in hand to fuze into one position
- Inspired by American jazz
- Forms hot club of France with violinist stephane grappelli
