September 28 – October 2, 2005
DjangoFest Northwest 2005 is the annual
event celebrating the music and spirit of Django Reinhardt and Gypsy
Jazz. A series of scheduled events, including performances by Patrick Saussois &
Alma Sinti, Samson
Schmitt Trio, The
John Jorgenson Quintet, Beryl Davis, The Robin Nolan Trio,
Pearl Django, The Marc Atkinson Trio
and others, as well as a number of workshops
(and a few spontaneous jam sessions), will make this a memorable
experience to be enjoyed by Django enthusiasts from around the globe!
The festivities take place at the Whidbey Island
Center for the Arts in Langley
on beautiful Whidbey Island, just outside of Seattle, Washington.
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Greetings Gypsy jazzers!
Video Archive : I’ve put up three new free video clips. These include some very rare performances by Boulou and Matelo Ferret , Jimmy Rosenberg , and a rare fingerstyle performance by Bireli Lagrene . See: Video Archive
Audio Archive : I’ve put a new audio clip of the great German Gypsy guitarists Lulu Reinhardt and Han’sche Weiss . See: Audio Archive
CDs : New CD titles this month are,
Marc Atkinson Trio : III
Gypsy Pacific : Wela
See: CDs
Books : Robin Nolan Gypsy Jazz Licks, Vol.1
See: Books
Guitar Lessons: Advanced Rhythm Techniques
See: Guitar Lessons
Gibson Johnny Smith : Gorgeous 1985 Anniversary Edition Gibson Johnny Smith guitar for sale. Bought from, set up, and signed by Johnny Smith himself! For more details see: Gibson Johnny Smith
Workshops: I’ll be giving the following Gypsy Jazz workshops,
September 17th: Gypsy Picking Workshop and Gypsy Rhythm Workshop at Dusty Strings in Seattle. Call 206-634-1662 or musicshop@dustystrings.com to sign up.
September 30-October 2: I’ll be giving three workshops at DjangoFest NW
Gypsy Picking
Gypsy Rhythm
Unaccompanied Django
If you’re interested in signing up call (360) 221-8268, (800) 638-7631 or workshops@djangofest.com . Classes are filling up fast!
For updates or questions please visit my Gypsy Jazz Forum . See: http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/
Keep playing!
-Michael
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