French jazz guitarist born into a Romani family, Biréli Lagrène came to fame as a young boy in the 1980s for playing gypsy jazz influenced by Django Reinhardt. He also easily moves between other music styles like swing, jazz fusion and post-bop.
Made In France is his most famous composition, often covered by other gypsy jazz guitarists.
Made In France is his most famous composition, often covered by other gypsy jazz guitarists.
More backing tracks in style of Gypsy Jazz
Gypsy Jazz related videos
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Biréli Lagrène & Joscho Stephan - Made In France
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Made In France by Bireli Lagrene for guitar quartet
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Biréli Lagrene at Jazz in Marciac 2012
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Bireli Lagrene for TSF Jazz
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Bireli Lagrene & Sylvain Luc - Jazz in Mariac 2000 Part 1
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Part 2 of Bireli Lagrene & Sylvain Luc at Jazz in Mariac 2000
Artist info
Gypsy jazz, also known as gypsy swing or jazz manouche was developed by French Roman guitarist "Django" Reinhardt and his Quintette du Hot Club de France in the 1930s. During that time Renihardt's guintet brought to fame jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Since then many guitarists and bands continues this form of music, especially in Europe as this is where the style originates. Among most famous performers continuing gypsy jazz tradition in Europe are Stochelo Rosenberg, Biréli Lagrène, Joscho Stephan, Robin Nolan, Andreas Oberg, Dorado Schmitt and Angelo Debarre. Also several American musicians like Pearl Django, John Jorgenson or Frank Vignola often refer to gypsy jazz in their music.