Django Reinhardt Festival

The Django Reinhardt Festival is a not-to-be-missed event for fans of gypsy jazz. Created in 1968, this festival is held every year at the end of June or beginning of July in Samois-sur-Seine and, since 2017, in the gardens of the château de Fontainebleau.

For the love of jazz

The festival pays tribute to Django Reinhardt, one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time, and celebrates gypsy jazz. Over the years, it has become a major event for musicians and jazz fans from all over the world.
The festival offers a rich and varied musical programme, with concerts by the big names in gypsy jazz as well as up-and-coming artists.

As well as the concerts, the festival offers a host of creative, leisure and artistic activities based around jazz, guitars and gypsy culture. These include workshops, exhibitions and meetings with the artists.

The enchanting setting of the château de Fontainebleau adds a unique dimension to this event, offering festival-goers an unforgettable musical and cultural experience.

The Django Reinhardt Festival in 2024

While we await the official programme for the summer of 2025, here are the artists who performed in 2024:

-The rare and legendary band from Austin, Texas: the Black Pumas.
-The Franco-Malian quartet Sissoko Segal /Parisien/Peirani "Les Egarés".
- Manouche poet Angelo Debarre in his creation: "Manoir de Mes rêves".
-The new soul genius: Jalen Ngonda
-One of the leading double bassists on the new American jazz scene: Endea Owens

We can't wait for the rest of the 2025 programme!

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