Django Reinhardt

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Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro wears a custard-colored jacket and green T-shirt and poses with a sunburst Fender Stratocaster
Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil on why he fell in love with Kirk Hammett’s Greeny – even if he’s still Team Strat

By Amit Sharma Published

With their 10th album, Futique, Biffy Clyro remind us exactly why they are one of the most important rock bands of the modern age

Guitarists
Matteo Mancuso
Matteo Mancuso names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

By Amit Sharma Published

From Jimi to Django, these are the ingredients behind Matteo Mancuso’s stunning guitar technique

Guitarists
Django Reinhardt, playing live circa 1970
“Django stretched the guitar imagination to its limit. He was the fastest, the most creative”: What Django Reinhardt can teach today’s blues players

By John Wheatcroft Published

Idolized by B.B. King and George Benson, Django Reinhardt was gypsy jazz guitar’s most legendary player. Improve your jazz vocabulary with this primer in his pyrotechnic style

Lessons
Joe Pass
“He showed complete mastery of the bebop jazz language – a language invented on horns”: Celebrating Joe Pass, jazz guitar’s great re-inventor – and a player who had the rare ability to nail sax lines on a six-string

By Denny Ilett Published

Bona-fide jazz legend Joe Pass had it all. Here we celebrate the life and career of on of jazz guitar's most fluid and fluent players

Guitarists
Django Reinhardt / Fred Guy Levin De Luxe guitar
The guitar played by gypsy jazz legend Django Reinhardt in his most iconic image is going up for auction

By Matt Parker Published

The Levin De Luxe was owned by Duke Ellington guitarist Fred Guy and was featured in William P. Gottlieb’s famed photograph of Reinhardt

Electric Guitars
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt's legacy: 6 guitarists on what makes his guitar playing so important, relevant and vital in the 21st century

By Denny Ilett Published

Six modern-day Gypsy jazz disciples salute one of the greatest players of all time

Guitarists
The 100 greatest guitarists of all time
The 100 greatest guitarists of all time

By Jonathan Horsley Last updated

A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players – and the top guitarists around today...

Guitarists
Django Reinhardt
Expand your chord knowledge with these easy three-note Gypsy jazz voicings

By Richard Barrett Published

Inspired by Django Reinhardt's ingenuity, we break down five simple three-note Gypsy jazz chords

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Stephane Wrembel: "When you cut out string noise, you’re left without the physical aspect of what a musician does"

By Joe Bosso Published

Stephane Wrembel’s annual The Django Experiment albums are mind-blowing odes to the music, legacy and influence of the late, great Django Reinhardt

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Joscho Stephan: Django vs. Yngwie Arpeggios

By Troy Grady Published

A fascinating study in two iconic styles of arpeggio playing.

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