DJANGO REINHARDT
As a young Gypsy musician Django Reinhardt's caravan burned to the ground and he suffered terrible burns to his body including his hands. So badly burned were the third and fourth fingers of his left hand that doctors believed that he would never play guitar again. However,
with rehabilitation and practice he relearned his craft in a completely
new way, even as his third and fourth fingers remained partially
paralyzed. He played all of his guitar solos with only two fingers, and
used the two injured digits only for chord work.
In this way, Reinhardt used his handicap to his advantage and invented a brand new style and then went on to become one of Europe's first jazz guitarists with his highly original Quintette du Hot Club de France.
His great name and original style live on, inspiring thousands of jazz musicians around the world - who graft Django's style into their own playing. Hot Club Roma is one of those bands!
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