Lulu Reinhardt

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Lulu Reinhardt (born August 17, 1951 in Forbach , Moselle department ; † February 10, 2014 ) was a French guitarist and composer of gypsy jazz .

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Reinhardt grew up in a Manouche community, first in his birthplace Forbach, then in Verviers, Belgium . He had his first lessons with his father Noto, initially based on the style of Django Reinhardt . He made his first appearances at the age of twelve. At the beginning of the 1970s, the Reinhardt family lived in the Eifel near Euskirchen . The first recordings were made with the Ensemble Romanesj , with Haentsje and Bakro Rosenberg; In 1976 he became a member of the Häns'che Weiss quintet and the following year he took part in a tour with Stéphane Grappelli . From 1978 he played in Titi Winterstein's quintet . He formed a group with the saxophonist Dodi Schumacher, and then led a swing group with Rigo Winterstein that was active for two decades and released several albums. Then he performed with Peter Petrel and his Gypsy Swingtett . Reinhardt also wrote a number of compositions such as Lulu Swing , Noto Swing and Valse à Madame (with Rigo Winterstein). In the field of jazz he was involved in eleven recording sessions between 1975 and 1987.

In his obituary, Django Station describes Lulu Reinhardt with his technically virtuoso playing as the protagonist of the École allemande , which is characterized by aggressive attacks, chord roles, rhythmic structure and virtuosity.

Lulu Reinhardt should not be confused with Lulo Reinhardt (* 1961).

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  1. a b c Obituary at Django Station
  2. Vervier in the obituary at Django Station should be a prescription for Verviers.
  3. Valse a Madame at Allmusic (English)
  4. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed February 13, 2014)

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