KNKX Studio Sessions

Ranger & The Re-Arrangers Do Gypsy Jazz Their Own Way


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Violin player, composer and bandleader Ranger Sciacca is a massive fan of gypsy jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt, and his partner, violinist Stephane Grappelli. That said, Ranger's band isn't like most groups who play in this swinging style. The swing is still the motor that makes this band move, but the Re-Arrangers are breaking some of the unspoken rules of gypsy jazz bands. There's no lead guitar, that role is filled by the acoustic and electric mandolin of Dave Stewart. Such bands don't
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