![]() After that came 2012's critically acclaimed Django. This will be Tarantino's first film to be based on true events and the working title. Quentin Tarantino. ![]() Reinhardt in 1946 Background information Birth name Jean Reinhardt Born ( 1910-01-23)23 January 1910,,, Belgium Died 16 May 1953 ( 1953-05-16) (aged 43), France Genres,,, Occupation(s) Guitarist, composer Instruments Guitar, violin, banjo Years active 1928–1953 Associated acts, Jean ' Django' Reinhardt ( French: or; 23 January 1910 – 16 May ) was a -born French jazz guitarist and composer, regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. He was the first jazz talent to emerge from Europe and remains the most significant.: cover With violinist, Reinhardt formed the Paris-based 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 and, and briefly toured the with 's orchestra in 1946. He died suddenly of a stroke at the age of 43. Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become standards within, including ', 'Daphne', 'Belleville', 'Djangology', 'Swing '42', and '. Jazz guitarist claims that nearly every major popular-music guitarist in the world has been influenced by Reinhardt. Over the last few decades, annual Django festivals have been held throughout Europe and the U.S., and a biography has been written about his life. In February 2017, the held the world premiere of the French film,. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Early life [ ] Reinhardt was born on 23 January 1910 in,, Belgium, into a Belgian family of Romani descent. His father was Jean Eugene Weiss, but domiciled in Paris with his wife, he went by Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt, his wife's surname, to avoid French military conscription. His mother, Laurence Reinhardt, was a dancer. The birth certificate refers to 'Jean Reinhart, son of Jean Baptiste Reinhart, artist, and Laurence Reinhart, housewife, domiciled in '. A number of authors have repeated the claim that Reinhardt's nickname, Django, is for 'I awake.' ,: 4–5 however it may also simply have been a diminutive, or local version, of 'Jean'. Reinhardt spent most of his youth in Romani encampments close to, where he started playing the violin,, and guitar. He became adept at stealing chickens, which was viewed as a noble skill by the Romani, because part of their means of survival on the road was to steal from the non-Gypsy world around them.: 5: 14 His father reportedly played music in a family band comprising himself and seven brothers; a surviving photograph shows this band including his father on piano. Reinhardt was attracted to music at an early age, first playing the violin. At the age of 12 he received a as a gift. He quickly learned to play, mimicking the fingerings of musicians he watched, who would have included local virtuoso players of the day such as Jean 'Poulette' Castro and Auguste 'Gusti' Malha, as well as from his uncle Guiligou, who played violin, banjo and guitar.: 28 Reinhardt was able to make a living playing music by the time he was 15. He received little formal education and acquired the rudiments of literacy only in adult life.: 13 Marriage and injury [ ] At the age of 17 Reinhardt married Florine 'Bella' Mayer, a girl from the same gypsy settlement, according to gypsy custom (although not an official marriage under French law).: 9 The following year he recorded for the first time.: 9 On these recordings, made in 1928, Reinhardt plays the 'banjo' (actually the banjo-guitar) accompanying the accordionists Maurice Alexander, Jean Vaissade and Victor Marceau, and the singer Maurice Chaumel. His name was now drawing international attention, such as from British bandleader, who came to France just to hear him play.: 10 He offered him a job on the spot, and Reinhardt accepted.: 10 Before he had a chance to start with the band, however, he nearly lost his life when the caravan he and his wife lived in caught fire when he knocked over a candle on his way to bed. His wife made artificial flowers from extremely flammable. They caught fire, engulfing the wagon in flames almost immediately. Reinhardt dragged himself and his wife through the fire to safety, but suffered extensive burns on his left hand and other areas. He received first- and second-degree burns over half his body. His right leg was paralyzed, and the fourth and fifth fingers of his left hand were badly burned. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again, and they intended to amputate one of his legs.: 43–44 Reinhardt refused to have the surgery and left the hospital after a short time; he was able to walk within a year with the aid of a cane.: 10 Two of his fingers remained paralyzed. By sheer will, he taught himself to overcome his now permanent handicap by using only his thumb and two fingers.: 10 In 1929, his wife gave birth to a son,. As a result of the trauma and injuries, he and Bella parted company soon after.
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