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He started his famous Quintette du Hot Club de France with violinist Stéphane Grappelli in 1934. A band of fourteen musicians including Django, Stéphane, Roger Chaput, and Louis Vola were commissioned to play at the Hotel Cambridge at teatime.
1939 found the Quintet touring in England when the war broke out. Django returned to Paris while Stéphane remained in England. Django played and recorded throughout the war years substituting Hubert Rostaing's clarinet for Stephen's violin.
After the war he was rejoined by Stéphane and they again played and recorded. He toured briefly with Duke Ellington in America and returned to Paris where he continued his career until 1951 when he retired to the small village of Samois sur Seine.
On May 16th 1953 Django suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and died, leaving behind his wife Sophie and son Babik.
Django Reinhardt left behind a music genre and subculture that remains active to this day. His style is unique and sounds as fresh and lively today. To this day, he still has a spot at the most select league of guitar players and musicians in history.
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