<\/title>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_dvd\">Bireli Lagrene<\/a> is one of the most accomplished jazz guitarists active today. His career, which started around the age of 10, has included performances with some of the world’s top musicians. He has shared the stage with fusion guitarist <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_guests\">Larry\nCoryell<\/a>, fretless bass pioneer <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_broadway\">Jaco\nPastorius<\/a>, and accordion virtuoso <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_galliano\">Richard\nGalliano<\/a>. Bireli is a master of numerous styles including bebop, fusion, and swing. He is also a multi instrumentalist with phenomenal skill on guitar (electric and acoustic), electric bass, and drums.\nHowever, Bireli’s musical roots lie in the music of Django Reinhardt. Like most Sinti children, he was immersed in Django’s music from a very young age. While growing up in the Gypsy camps of the Alsace region of Eastern France, he developed incredible technical and improvisational skill. His talent was quickly recognized, resulting in performances across Europe as a young as age 10.\nThis video shows Bireli, around the age of 12, playing in the traditional Django style. Watch his right hand closely, it is THE best example of the powerful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.djangobooks.com\/books\/gypsy_picking\/\">Gypsy Picking<\/a> technique. During this period of Bireli’s career he often started his performances\nwith an unaccompanied solo guitar piece. Playing unaccompanied guitar\nsolos is a skill that all master Gypsy guitarists possess. The\ntradition goes back to Django who composed and recorded numerous\nunaccompanied works. Bireli builds on that tradition by mixing many of\nDjango’s ideas with modern techniques. Even today Bireli uses many of\nthe same solo guitars techniques that he did when he was 12. Harmonics,\ntremolos, Django-esque voice leading and harmony, and much more. These\ntechniques are all illustrated in the book <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.djangobooks.com\/books\/unaccompanied_django\/\">Unaccompanied\nDjango<\/a>.\nFor more Bireli Lagrene video see his excellent DVDs: <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_paris\"><span\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Live in Paris<\/span><\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_dvd_new\"\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Live\na Vienne<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/super_trio\"\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Super Guitar Trio <\/a>and the documentary\n<a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/django_legacy\"><span\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">The Django Legacy.<\/span><\/a>\nAlso check out Bireli Largene’s CDs: <a style=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_routes2\">Move<\/i><\/a>,\n<a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/gypsy_project\"\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Gypsy Project<\/a><span\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">, <\/span><a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/gypsy_project_and_friends\"\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">Gypsy Project and Freinds<\/a>, <a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_routes2\">Routes\nto Django and Bireli Swing ’81 2 CDs<\/a><span\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_carnegie2\">Live\nat Carnegie Hall – A Tribute to Django Reinhardt 2 CDs<\/a><span\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\">, <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_galliano\">New\nYork Tango<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_guests\">Special\nGuests<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_blue\">Blue\nEyes<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_trio\">Live\nin Marciac<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_django\">My\nFavorite Django<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_gipsy\">Gipsy\nFeeling<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_zum\">Zum\nTrotz<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/jimmy_bireli_angleo\">Jimmy,\nBiréli & Angelo<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_broadway\">Broadway\nBlues and Teresa 2 CDs<\/a>, <\/span><a\nstyle=\"font-style: italic;\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Item\/bireli_italy\">Live\nin Italy and Honestly 2 CDs<\/a>.<\/span> \n<\/p>\nThe video archive is dedicated to <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.djangobooks.com\/blog\/in_memoriam_mary_honcoop_19522004\/\">Mary\nHoncoop<\/a>. She generously shared her large collection of Gypsy videos\nwith nearly anyone who asked. The video archive aims to continue her\ngenerosity now that she is gone.\n<\/p>\nThe Video Archive is devoted surviving video of Django Reinhardt and\nother masters of the Gypsy jazz genre. If you enjoy these videos\nconsider <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/shoppingcart.djangobooks.com\/Category\/donation\">making\na donation<\/a>.\nTo view this video you need Real Player software. Download for free\nhere: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.real.com\/freeplayer\/?rppr=downloadcom\">Real\nPlayer<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bireli Lagrene is one of the most accomplished jazz guitarists active today. His career, which started around the age of 10, has included performances with some of the world’s top musicians. He has shared the stage with fusion guitarist Larry Coryell, fretless bass pioneer Jaco Pastorius, and accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano. 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