Django's Birthday with Ranger and the ‘Re-Arrangers’

Django’s Birthday

Sunday, February 4th at 6 PM

Presented by Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” with special guests

Hot Club Swing musicians from around Puget Sound are coming together to celebrate Django Reinhardt’s 114th birthday! The concert will feature local band Ranger and the ‘Re-Arrangers’, plus guest appearances.

Django was an itinerant Romani guitarist who earned international acclaim in the 1930’s. Many of his compositions became jazz classics and he is considered one of the top guitar soloists of all time. Duke Ellington called Django “the most creative jazz musician to originate anywhere outside the United States.” Decades later, Jerry Garcia said, “Nobody has really come to the state that he was playing at…nobody plays with the whole fullness of expression that Django had.”

Ranger and the ‘Re-Arrangers’ evoke the spirit of a Paris cafe and the raucous energy of a Romani campsite. The evening will feature songs from their repertoire of swing standards, traditional European melodies, and of course, several of Django’s compositions. Says violinist Ranger Sciacca: “Our goal is to feature as many great musicians and different instruments as we can!”

We'll have amazing special guests join us for a few songs each as we celebrate guitarist Django Reinhardt with an evening of music. Our goal is to make this a fun variety show, featuring as many great players as we can! Guests will include Roger Ferguson and Patrick Brooks on guitar, Toby Hanson on accordion, and one more guest still TBD.

This event has been very popular in the past--we recommend buying tickets ahead of time!

Tickets are pay-what-you-can, available now

Venue: The Buxton Center for Bainbridge Performing Arts
200 Madison Ave N. Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Doors open at 5pm.