Django Reinhardt: Final Songs of 1953 with the Ryan Picone Quartet

The Final Songs of Django Reinhardt

Ryan Picone Quartet specializes in the music of Django Reinhardt. This performance will showcase a special set of the final tunes Django Reinhardt played before his death in 1953.

Ryan Picone: Lead Guitar
Sam Skavnak: Clarinet
Carl Johnson: Rhythm Guitar
Matt Blake: Bass

Led by guitarist and composer Dr. Ryan Anthony Picone, the Ryan Picone Quartet has become a creative force in the Twin Cities’ jazz scene, blending deep tradition with a modern, global sensibility. A devoted acolyte of the celebrated guitarist Stéphane Wrembel, Ryan’s music is rooted in the spirit of Django Reinhardt, yet it ventures to other musical landscapes. The quartets sound reflects a tapestry of Ryan’s various influences — from Rumba Flamenca, Choro, and Cuban music to Indian Classical, Post-Minimalist, and Classical traditions — each woven seamlessly into the fabric of the quartet’s musical identity.

Review by author, Michael Dregni. “Swinging, sensual, moody, rousing — Ryan Picone Quartet’s music follows the trail of Django Reinhardt’s Gypsy jazz. Listening to these tracks, you can almost smell the campfire smoke and see the nighttime lights of Paris burning on the horizon. Bon voyage!”

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