
Django Reinhardt
Known for
Acting
Born
January 23, 1910
Birthplace
Liberchies, Wallonia, Belgium
Died
May 16, 1953 (aged 43)
Biography
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known to all by his Romani nickname Django, was a Belgian-born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most significant exponents.
With violinist Stéphane Grappelli, Reinhardt formed the Paris-based Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. The group was among the first to play jazz that featured the guitar as a lead instrument. Reinhardt recorded in France with many visiting American musicians, including Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter, and briefly toured the United States with Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1946. He died suddenly of a stroke in...
Best known work
Filmography
2025
Chaplin: Spirit of the Trampas Self (Archive Footage)
2017
DjangoMusic
2010
2010
2006
2006
The DateMusic
2000
1998
The Week BeforeMusic
1986
1975
The GypsyMusic
1957
Django Reinhardtas Self (archive footage)
1943
Stage Door Canteenas Django Reinhardt (uncredited)
1939
Jazz Hotas Self
1932
Moonlightas Self (uncredited), Music








