Django's Birthday with Ranger and the "Re-Arrangers"

Django was an itinerant Romani guitarist who earned international acclaim in the 1930’s. Many of his compositions became jazz classics and he is considered one of the top guitar soloists of all time. Duke Ellington called Django “the most creative jazz musician to originate anywhere outside the United States.” Decades later, Jerry Garcia said, “Nobody has really come to the state that he was playing at…nobody plays with the whole fullness of expression that Django had.”

Ranger and the ‘Re-Arrangers’ evoke the spirit of a Paris cafe and the raucous energy of a Romani campsite. The evening will feature songs from their repertoire of swing standards, traditional European melodies, and of course, several of Django’s compositions. Says violinist Ranger Sciacca: “Our goal is to feature as many great musicians and different instruments as we can!”