Django Reinhardt

MP3 Premiere: Corridor’s “Objective Lens”

Corridor: Real Late (Manimal, 10/25/11) Corridor: "Objective Lens" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Corridor_Objective_Lens.mp3|titles=Corridor: "Objective Lens"] Led by multi-instrumentalist Michael Quinn, Los Angeles-based Corridor is…

Sir Richard Bishop: Experimental Guitarist Expresses Lebanese Roots

Sir Richard Bishop's Middle Eastern background influences the mood of his 2009 album, The Freak of Araby, an electric guitar-based…

World in Stereo: Rahim AlHaj’s Little Earth

Each week, World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures.…

What We’re Seeing Friday: Alfonso Ponticelli, The Most Dangerous Race

Inspired by Django Reinhardt, the legendary face of Gypsy jazz guitarists, Alfonso Ponticelli and his backing band create swinging numbers…