The Olin Arts Center Concert Hall is the setting for two don’t-miss jazz performances in May. Masters of the sophisticated French-Gypsy swing pioneered by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist ...

At various times since its origin, jazz has had an interesting claimant. The French have long maintained that the various musics leading up to the development of jazz in the early years of the 20th ...

The French gypsy jazz group Caravan Palace has a new cd out, called Panic. It is terribly cool and fun to listen to. The musical magic is evident on every one of the 14 cuts. Caravan Palace burst upon ...

Imagine being an American playing French-Gypsy jazz to 3,000 Django Reinhardt enthusiasts — in France. “It was a little nerve-racking,” said Michael Gray, a violinist with the jazz band Pearl Django. ...

MONTREUIL-BELLAY, FranceMONTREUIL-BELLAY, France — It’s a thistle-tangled field behind a hedge of blackberries, with little to catch the eye but three surreal staircases that rise out of the parched ...