Jean "Django" Reinhardt

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.

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.

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.

Inspired by the life and work of the legendary Romani-French guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt, Djangofest Athens, now in its eighth year, celebrates all things gypsy jazz, with music concerts, film screenings, dance activities, events for children and more. The event at Technopolis is admission-free and starts at 7 p.m.