Babik Reinhardt
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Babik Reinhardt was one of Django Reinhardt
's sons, and a guitarist himself. He did not learn the guitar directly from Django, who wanted him to learn the piano instead, but from various other family members.
He was involved in the Manouche jazz
scene all his life, frequently appearing at the Samois-sur-Seine
festival, but did not strictly adhere to the style in his playing, preferring a jazz-fusion sound.
His son Markus is a gypsy violinist.
Reinhardt's first name was also the inspiration for the Buffalo, NY based Manouche jazz quartet "Babik," who have released two CDs, Pronounced: Bah-beek (2006), and American Gypsy (2008).
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...
's sons, and a guitarist himself. He did not learn the guitar directly from Django, who wanted him to learn the piano instead, but from various other family members.
He was involved in the Manouche jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
scene all his life, frequently appearing at the Samois-sur-Seine
Samois-sur-Seine
Samois-sur-Seine is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.It is located near Fontainebleau.-Culture:...
festival, but did not strictly adhere to the style in his playing, preferring a jazz-fusion sound.
His son Markus is a gypsy violinist.
Reinhardt's first name was also the inspiration for the Buffalo, NY based Manouche jazz quartet "Babik," who have released two CDs, Pronounced: Bah-beek (2006), and American Gypsy (2008).
Discography as a guest performer
- 1997 Hot Shots with Hot Club de NorvègeHot Club de NorvègeHot Club de Norvège is a string Jazz quartet from Norway, established in 1979, by guitar player Jon Larsen with childhood friends Per Frydenlund and Svein Aarbostad...
/Jon LarsenJon LarsenJon Larsen is an autodidact guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, and record producer with heavy influence on the revival of Gypsy jazz worldwide...