Editing Django Reinhardt (section)

== Legacy ==
{{Main|Gypsy jazz}}
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Reinhardt is regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and the first important European jazz musician to make a major contribution with jazz guitar.<ref name=Fetherolf>Fetherolf, Bob. ''The Guitar Story: From Ancient to Modern Times'', BookBaby (2014) e-book</ref>{{efn|Professor of music and guitarist, Mark White, of [[Berklee College]], writes: "Django Reinhardt with his Hot Club of France group was a hotbed of great guitar playing. Eventually, Django would play electric guitar, and become one of the greatest guitar stylists of all time."<ref name=White>White, Mark. ''The Practical Jazz Guitarist: Essential Tools for Soloing, Comping and Performing'', Hal Leonard Corp. (2012) p. 9</ref>}} During his career he wrote nearly 100 songs, according to jazz guitarist [[Frank Vignola]].<ref name=Vignola />

Using a Selmer guitar in the mid-1930s, his style took on new volume and expressiveness.<ref name=Fetherolf /> Because of his physical disability, he played mainly using his index and middle fingers, and invented a distinctive style of jazz guitar.<ref name=Fetherolf />

For about a decade after Reinhardt's death, interest in his musical style was minimal. In the fifties, [[bebop]] superseded [[swing music|swing]] in jazz, [[rock and roll]] took off, and electric instruments became dominant in popular music. Since the mid-sixties, there has been a revival of interest in Reinhardt's music, a revival that has extended into the 21st century, with annual festivals and periodic tribute concerts. His devotees included classical guitarist [[Julian Bream]] and country guitarist [[Chet Atkins]], who considered him one of the ten greatest guitarists of the twentieth century.<ref name=Fetherolf /><ref name=Dregni />{{rp|cover}}{{efn|[[Jimmy Page]] said "Django Reinhardt was fantastic. He must have been playing all the time to be that good."<ref name=Guitarworld>Kitts, Jeff; Tolinski, Brad. ''Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time!'', Hal Leonard Corp. (2002) p. 60</ref>}}

Jazz guitarists in the U.S., such as [[Charlie Byrd]] and [[Wes Montgomery]], were influenced by his style. Byrd, who lived from 1925 to 1999, said that Reinhardt was his primary influence. The rock musician [[Mike Peters (musician)|Mike Peters]] noted that "the word 'genius' is bantered about too much. But in jazz, [[Louis Armstrong]] was a genius, [[Duke Ellington]] was another one, and Reinhardt was also."<ref name=Allen /> David Grisman added, "As far as I'm concerned, no one since has come anywhere close to Django Reinhardt as an improviser or technician."<ref name=Allen />

[[File:30e festival Django Reinhardt Samois-sur-Seine.jpg|thumb|Festival Django Reinhardt in France]]

The popularity of gypsy jazz has generated an increasing number of festivals, such as the [[Festival Django Reinhardt]] held every last weekend of June since 1983 in [[Samois-sur-Seine]] (France),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festivaldjangoreinhardt.com/spip.php?rubrique26 |title=Historique - Festival Django Reinhardt |access-date=9 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822230621/http://www.festivaldjangoreinhardt.com/spip.php?rubrique26 |archive-date=22 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ac/4a/c6/ac4ac6ba35a8841bdeeb119a68737b2d.jpg|format=JPG|title=Django Reinhardt Festival poster|website=S-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> and since 2017 in nearby [[Fontainebleau]]; the various [[DjangoFest]]s held throughout Europe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gypsyjazz.gr/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/poster_festNEW.jpg |format=JPG|title=Poster of Django Reinhardt Fest in Athens|website=Gypsyjazz.gr|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> and the US; and "Django in June", an annual camp for Gypsy jazz musicians and aficionados held at [[Smith College]] in [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WHQ0twHQgo | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211111/3WHQ0twHQgo| archive-date=11 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=Django Reinhardt New York City Festival – Dark Eyes |via=YouTube |date=21 November 2010 |access-date=30 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://djangofest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DFNW2014Poster.png|format=PNG|title=Poster of DjangoFest in Washington state|website=Djangofest.com|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816223920/http://djangofest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DFNW2014Poster.png|archive-date=16 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>