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Dorado Schmitt and the Django All-Stars at Musical Instrument Museum
Courtesy of Christopher Von Wilczur | Posted on May 16, 2014
Where
Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ
Map
480.478.6000
When
Sat, July 26, 2014
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Dorado Schmitt
guitarOscar Peterson
pianoPaquito D'Rivera
clarinetGeorge Benson
guitarJames Carter
saxophone, tenorAbout
No one has done more to ignite contemporary interest in the idiom than dazzling French guitarist and violinist Dorado Schmitt. Born to Gypsy parents near the German border in Lorraine, France, Dorado Schmitt was weaned on traditional Roma music and Gypsy jazz, but rebelled as a teenager by taking up electric guitar and emulating Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana. Schmitt started coming to the United States in 2002 and has been a star attraction at major festivals. He has stolen the show at several of the annual Django Reinhardt New York Festivals at Birdland, and his legendary status has earned him ambassadorial roles to the jazz world, performing alongside Oscar Peterson, Paquito D’Rivera, George Benson, and James Carter...