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Gypsy jazz artists

8 published Gypsy jazz artists, led by Django Reinhardt, Zaz and Stéphane Grappelli.

At a glance

8 published Gypsy jazz artists; 134 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 5 tier 3
8
Release groups
690
Studio albums
174
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
134
Timeline events
181
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
36.4 years
Full biographies
7
Biography words
21,086

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (2 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1930s1
1950s1
1990s2
2000s1
2010s2
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Gypsy jazz artists. France leads with 5.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Gypsy jazz. The most shared is folk music, with 3 artists in both.

Covers from Gypsy jazz

134 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Stéphane Grappelli has the most release groups (266); Stéphane Grappelli the longest career (90 years); Stéphane Grappelli the most awards (10).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Stéphane Grappelli266
Django Reinhardt257
Richard Galliano50
Sierra Ferrell45
Zaz41

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Stéphane Grappelli90
Django Reinhardt66
Richard Galliano35
Taraf de Haïdouks21
Thomas Dutronc19

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Stéphane Grappelli10
Richard Galliano8
Thomas Dutronc3
Zaz2

Most famous Gypsy jazz artists

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