Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt's creativity in the context of the development of guitar jazz performances Cover Image

Творчість Чарлі Крістіана і Джанго Рейнхарда у контексті становлення гітарного джазового виконавства
Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt's creativity in the context of the development of guitar jazz performances

Author(s): Mykola Viktorovych Portsev
Subject(s): Music, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: guitar art; swing; jazz manouche; Charlie Christian; Django Reinhardt;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with figures of two guitar virtuosos of the first half of the 20th century Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt in the context of introducing the guitar into jazz art. The contribution of both guitarists to a jazz guitar performance of the 20th century and to the jazz manouche style formation in particular is analysed.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 117-123
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Ukrainian