The History of European Jazz - The Music, Musicians and Audience in Context - Francesco Martinelli
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The History of European Jazz - The Music, Musicians and Audience in Context - Francesco Martinelli
Michael Dregni [+]
Jazz Writer
Michael Dragni is a writer and author of Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend published by Oxford University Press.
Description
‘Gypsy jazz’; Django’s early life; Out of the fire; The Quintette; The war; Liberation; The final years; Django’s legacy; The frères Ferret; Django’s heritage; A new generation; The Roma’s rediscovery of Gypsy jazz; Re-emergence; The twenty-first century; Listening guide; Bibliography;