The ghost of Django haunts Birdland—and thank god, because this jam session is electric.
Pat Phillips & Ettore Stratta launched the first-ever DJANGO REINHARDT FESITVAL in 2000 at Birdland in NYC which has become its home. Now entering its sixth year, the fesitval serves to preserve and cary forward the musical legacy of Django Reinhardt and the myriad possibilities that grow from his prodigious talent and inspiration. The festival presents the world's top players of this 'hot gypsy jazz', and invites America's jazz greats as guests to create new musical friendships in a thrilling expansion of the music.
Direction
Intimate Birdland staging lets you sweat with the players.
Sound
Acoustic guitar pyrotechnics—no pedals, just pure technique.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Django Reinhardt's left hand was severely burned at 18, leaving only two fingers fully functional—yet he became arguably the greatest jazz guitarist who ever lived.
Birdland's 2004 festival captured a pivotal moment when Romani jazz tradition met American bebop heritage, creating cross-continental dialogue rarely documented on film.
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