We’re pleased to announce our forum is up and running! I’ve enlisted a group of all star moderators including Ted Gottsegen, Andreas Oberg, Archtop Eddy, Dennis C.,
and Greg Ruby. More to follow. I will also be directly answering any questions you might have about my books, schertler amps, and any other Gypsy jazz related topic.
So register and start posting: Forum
Enjoy!
-Michael
Posted by Michael Horowitz on January 10, 2005 at 2:40 pm in News.Comment on this post.
Happy New Year everyone! DjangoBooks.Com has now been operating for
over two years. Thanks to all of you who have supported my publishing
endeavor. Sales of strings,
picks,
CDs,
eLessons,
eBooks,
Schertler
products, and of course, books,
have helped to pay the rent and keep me focused on documenting the
music of Django Reinhardt as best I can. I can’t say how pleased I am
to see so many players who have learned to play authentic Gypsy jazz
through the study of my books. Even just a few years ago you could
count the number of American Gypsy jazz guitarists on one hand.
Fortunately that is no longer the case. It seems like everyday I hear
of yet another Gypsy jazz band sprouting up in the most unlikely of
places. I feel really fortunate to be part of this vigorous revival of
Django’s music. So, again, thanks!
We now have a video
archive which
is dedicated to surviving video of Django as well as that of
contemporary masters such as Stochelo Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, Boulou
Ferré, etc. The video archive is dedicated to Mary Honcoop. She generously shared her large collection of Gypsy videos with nearly anyone who asked. The video archive aims to continue her generosity now that she is gone.
Enjoy!
I’m now importing a large number of Gypsy jazz CDs from Europe. We
currently have titles by Boulou
Ferré, Biréli
Lagrène, Martin
Taylor, Fapy
Lafertin, Rodolphe
Raffalli, and Andreas
Öberg. Additionally, I’m now carrying the excellent Integral
Django Reinhardt collection
which is produced by Fremaux. It is by far the best quality Django
collection available. Also check out the newly expanded selection of
CDs by North American and other non-European
Gypsy jazz groups.


I’m now importing the entire line of Galli
Gypsy jazz strings. Galli strings, which are made in Italy, are the
most popular alternative to the classic Argentine
strings. Additionally, I now carry John
Pearse Nuages strings.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
-Michael
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