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A few words about Ian Cruickshank:

Began to study the music of Django Reinhardt in 1978, when he formed a band called ‘Swing Guitars’ and began to promote UK tours for Gypsy guitarists from the Continent.



Django’s Gypsies
The Guitar Style of D.R. and The Gypsies
Getting Started With Jazz Guitar
Notes
The A to Z of Django
Chord and Discord
Noticed Moments
 

Has published an instructional video/DVD, ‘Gypsy Jazz Guitar’ and has written many magazine articles about Django and other jazz guitarists.

Has worked extensively with several leading Gypsy Guitarists, bringing many of them to the UK, besides performing with top British and American musicians.

Leads a trio/quartet, ‘Ian Cruickshank’s Gypsy Jazz’.

Was producer and music co-ordinator for the tv Documentary, ‘Django Legacy’.

Organised ‘The Gypsy Jazz Guitar Festival’ annually From 1997 to 2000, the first of their kind in the UK

Has personally taught 100’s of guitarists for decades.



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