Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz Presents Django: A Celebration featuring Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan with Special Guests August 19, 2010

Sample the savory sounds of jazz with a distinctively Chicago flavor as this celebrated music series returns for its 6th year. Presented in collaboration with Jazz Institute of Chicago, Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz begins July 29 and grooves through September 2.

Belgian-born Gypsy jazz guitarist, Jean "Django" Reinhardt revolutionized the way people think about the guitar and helped pioneer a hybrid form of jazz, known for its hot grooves. To mark his centennial birthday, Alfonso Ponticelli along with guests Ensemble Zaiti from France and Stephane Wrembel and Arturo Martinez from New York join Swing Gitan to tell Django’s musical story and remind us why his style and sound reverberate throughout the jazz world today. Also featuring Tony Ballog, Beau Sample, Jason Miller, Howard Levy, Gerald Dowd, Pat Mallinger, Steve Gibons, Nicolae Feraru, Juliano Milo and Larry Bowen.

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Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz is presented by the Chicago Jazz Partnership.

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