David Grisman Sextet at Esprit De Django Et Stephane Festival at Freight & Salvage

The Bay Area’s own David Grisman is a direct link to the spirit of Django and Stephane. David met Stephane while writing the score for the 1978 movie, King of the Gypsies. The two play on the soundtrack and appear in brief cameos as Romani musicians. Soon after their cinematic foray, they began performing together and recorded a great album, Stephane Grapelli/David Grisman Live, playing classics like “Satin Doll” and Django’s “Swing ’42.” Joining them in several performances, incidentally, was David Balakrishnan, who went on to co-found tomorrow night’s group, the Turtle Island Quartet...

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The Bay Area’s own David Grisman is a direct link to the spirit of Django and Stephane. David met Stephane while writing the score for the 1978 movie, King of the Gypsies. The two play on the soundtrack and appear in brief cameos as Romani musicians. Soon after their cinematic foray, they began performing together and recorded a great album, Stephane Grapelli/David Grisman Live, playing classics like “Satin Doll” and Django’s “Swing ’42.” Joining them in several performances, incidentally, was David Balakrishnan, who went on to co-found tomorrow night’s group, the Turtle Island Quartet.

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