Festival Of Django

Samoie Sur Seine, just south of Paris will be hosting the Django Reinhardt Festival to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the virtuoso guitarist.

Each of the five days has been given a theme: 'Allegria', 'Chasin' the Gypsy', 'Djangologists', 'Rise Up' and 'Groovin' High'.

Acts confirmed to play the five day event event are as follows:

Wednesday 23 June - Allegria

20H30 : Marcel Loeffler Solo
21H15 : Susie Arioli
22H30 : Paco De Lucia Septet

Thursday 24th June - Chasin' The Gypsy

20H30 : Trio Winterstein
21h30 : James Carter « Chasin' the Gypsy » invite David Reinhardt
22h45 : Angelo Debarre « Manoir de mes Rêves »

Friday 25 June - Djangologists

20h30 : Samy Daussat Trio
21h30 : Pierrick Pedron « OMRY »
22h50 : Trio Rosenberg « Djangologists » invite Biréli Lagrène

Saturday 26th June - Rise Up

16h00 : les élèves du CMDL : « QUARTIER SUD »
16H45 : Les Doigts de l'Homme « 1910 »
17H45 : Lulu Reinhardt Swingtette
19H15 : Dr. Lonnie Smith « Rise Up »
20H45 : Yom « New King of Klezmer Clarinet »
22H30 : Caravan Palace

Sunday 27th June - Groovin' High

4H30 : Lollo Meier quintet invite Fapy Lafertin
15H30 : Gerald Clayton « Two-Shade »
16H40 : Carte blanche à Gilbert Leroux
18H00 : Eric Legnini invite Rocky Gresset
19H30 : Tchavolo Schmitt trio

As well as the live music, there will also be 15 luthiers showing their instruments.
 

AJL GUITARS : www.ajl-guitars.com
Moustache GUITARS : www.moustacheguitars.com
Guitares Maurice DUPONT : www.acoustic-guitars.com
ALD Gérald Alonso / Fabian le Dosseur : www.guitare-village.com/neuf/ald.php
Geronimo MATEOS :www.geronimomateos.com
Eimers GUITARS : www.eimersguitars.com
Morgan BRIANT & Yohann CHOLET : ylcholet-luthier.com / www.morganbriantguitares.com
HAHL MEISTERGITARREN : www.hahl-guitars.com
Guitares la Fée : www.guitareslafee.com
Alain MAZAUD & Vladimir MUZIC : www.guitaremuzic.com/Vladimir_Muzic/Bienvenue.html

Tim Phillips : www.timsviolins.co.uk
Mauro FRESCHI : www.myspace.com/demauroguitars
Maison BONNET (turtle shell plectrum) : www.art-ecaille.com/mediator-ecaille.htm
William FAGOT (world instruments)

Tickets Prices are as follows:

Pass 5 days    100.00 €  

                                                        Full price    Reduced rate

Wednesday 23th - Friday 25th June      22.00 €    19.00 €

Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June    27.00 €    23.00 €

All the info you will need is here:

www.festivaldjangoreinhardt.com/django/site/article/rub/15

Seine-et-Marne Tourist Office:

www.tourisme77.fr:80/reservation77/billet-festival-jazz-django-reinhardt.asp