Gypsy jazz

Local act Gadjo Dilo was established back in 2009 with the sole purpose of reanimating the jazz manouche (gypsy jazz) musical idiom that the Romani jazz guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt first made famous in Paris back in the 1930s.

It's going to be a fun weekend at the Gazarte roof stage (gazarte.gr), with two uplifting shows by local staples on the live circuit.

In its 10th year, Djangofest will feature nine bands and five dance groups in a celebration of gypsy jazz music inspired by 20th-century Belgian Jean "Django" Reinhardt at the Technopolis complex in Athens' Gazi district. "Django" Reinhardt traveled through Europe performing solo and in a quintet during the World War II era.

Gypsy swing meets traditional Greek sounds this Saturday when local jazz act Gadjo Dilo performs at the Gazarte rooftop terrace. Launching themselves into the Greek jazz scene in 2013, Gadjo Dilo's album "Manouche De Grec" fused the bouzouki with the gypsy swing guitar style of Django Reinhardt, a pioneering jazz musician.

Local purveyors of gypsy jazz Gadjo Dilo will be performing on the Roof Stage at the Gazarte venue in Gazi on Sunday, February 24. The band will be playing crowdpleasers from its albums "Manouche De Grec" and "Manouche De Grec Vol II." The music starts at 10 p.m. and admission costs 8 euros.

Gazarte, 32-34 Voutadon, Gazi,
tel 210.346.0347

Local purveyors of gypsy jazz Gadjo Dilo take the stage at Gazarte's roof stage on Saturday, December 22, and Friday, December 28, for an especially upbeat concert of numbers from Italy and France, as well as original work stemming from the band's albums "Manouche De Grec" and "Manouche De Grec Vol II." Doors open at 10.30 p.m.

The Technopolis cultural complex in Athens celebrates gypsy jazz with a two-day festival named after the celebrated Romani-French guitarist and composer Jean "Django" Reinhardt on September 22 and 23. The event is centered around the later afternoon concerts on the festival's main stage, featuring a selection of local and foreign acts. These start at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 6.20 p.m. on Sunday.

Local purveyors of gypsy jazz Gadjo Dilo take the stage at Gazarte's roof stage on Saturday, September 1, for a concert of classic numbers from Italy and France, as well as original work stemming from its albums "Manouche De Grec" and "Manouche De Grec Vol II." Doors open at 9 p.m.

Local purveyors of gypsy jazz Gadjo Dilo take the stage at Gazarte on Saturday, March 31, for a concert of classic numbers from Italy and France, as well as original work stemming from its albums "Manouche De Grec" and "Manouche De Grec Vol II." Doors open at 9 p.m. and tickets cost 8 euros (online at www.viva.gr or by phone at 11876).

You could be forgiven for thinking that a typical night out in Athens involves, more or less, a dive into the delectable local cuisine, copious wine consumption, and impromptu merriment. This, after all, has been part of the benign stereotype for a while, one that is periodically rekindled as is the case with every cultural stereotype on this planet.