Gadjo

Gadjo is the creation of acoustic string players that love playing hard driving acoustic music. Their style of music has its roots in what was formerly called "Hot Jazz." In the 30's, Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grapelli introduced this type of music to France and other parts of Europe. The roots of Django's music actually came from the America, where jazz was developing and getting a growing audience. The songs and influences of Duke Ellington and other jazz giants are heard in felt in the music. Django and Stephane achieved international acclaim and recorded many original and American jazz classics, including American pop and jazz standards "Dinah," "Tiger Rag," "Lady Be Good," "Stardust" and "St. Louis Blues." Reinhardt and Grappelli collaborated and wrote "Djangology," "Minor Swing," "Bricktop," "Swing 39" and the international hit, "Nuages."

Today, we have everyone from Mark O'Conner, Vasser Clements, Jethro Burns and other great musicians carrying on the music and adding their influences to acoustic jazz..

Members of Gadjo have broad backgrounds in music, including bluegrass, folk and acoustic, country and ethnic music. After years of playing various forms of music, we have "banded" together to play the music that gets to the heart of it - the music of Gadjo!

It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing.