The History of Gypsy Jazz

In this brief documentary I trace the origins of Gypsy Jazz in early 20th Century Paris, with its roots in The Tzigane music of the Cabarets Russe, the Manouche musicians working in Bals Musette, and the Jazz Clubs of the 1920's and 30's. Figures such as the Ferret Brothers, Gusti Malha and Poulette Castro were all important in the creation of Gypsy Jazz, but it was Django Reinhardt's partnership with Stephane Grappelli, and the support of Charles Delauney of the Hot Club de France, which brought this distinctive form of Jazz to the attention of the general public.
Following Django's death in 1953, the music almost disappeared, but figures such as Parotte Bousquet, Tchan Tchou Vidal, Shnuckenack Reinhardt, Hans'che Weiss and Titi Winterstein kept it alive through to the 1970's, when a revival began with Fapy Lafertin and his group Waso. A new generation of Gypsy musicians, including The Rosenberg Trio, Birelli Legrene and Angelo Debarre inspired non Gypsies to take up the music, to the extent where there are now bands playing Gypsy Jazz throughout the world, and a healthy circuit of gigs and festivals.

Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh

1. Patreon
2. Books
3. Subscription video courses
4. Website
5. Email to request pdf’s.

1. PATREON
This is a platform where anyone can directly help to support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month.


At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public.
At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request three backing tracks each month.
Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks.

You can find me on Patreon at
  / thefiddlechannel  

2. BOOKS
I have eight fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises.


Exploring Jazz Violin
Beginning Jazz Violin
Discovering Rock Violin
Exploring Folk Fiddle
Exploring Klezmer Fiddle
Hungarian Fiddle Tunes
French Fiddle Tunes

Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle


You can order from
https://bit.ly/31ZWmgm

3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES
I have three video subscription courses
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MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book
Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book
Part 1; https://tidd.ly/3SwHGhb
Part 2 https://tidd.ly/3SwHGhb



MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book
£35 for 46 lessons
https://tidd.ly/3SwHGhb

MUSIC GURUS Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle. Based on my Schott book. 31 lessons for £31.99
https://tidd.ly/3SwHGhb

ACADEMY OF FOLK
Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons
https://academyoffolk.com/

4. WEBSITE
My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles.
www.fiddlingaround.co.uk
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TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT
[email protected]