User:Djingodjango

Djingodjango (pronounced with the rhythmic association of "jingle-jangle") is a nickname used by some people who have an interest in Jean "Django" Reinhardt and gypsy jazz (genre) music. Gypsy jazz or "Gypsy Swing" or sometimes "Jazz Manouche" is often associated with Reinhardt, a Belgian gypsy (Romani) and the "Quintette du Hot Club de France" He lived from January 3, 1910 to May 16, 1953. Reinhardt was an innovator in the field of jazz guitar when, after receiving second and third degree burns over a substantial part of his body, including his left or "feting" hand from an accident early in his life; he taught himself to play again using "triadic" chords and single, sometimes very rapid, linear notes to compensate for this disability. Gypsy jazz is still a popular musical form today, with bands generally acoustic in nature and featuring guitars, violins, bass and occasionally accordions or other instruments. Drums are rarely used and the band relies on the heavy use of guitar chords struck heavily as a rhythmic substitute.