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Guitarist David Reinhardt (Django's Grandson) Impresses with "Colombe" (Cristal Records)
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
Born in 1986, David Reinhardt is the grandson of guitarist Django Reinhardt. He released his critically acclaimed first album in 2008 and has since developed his craft performing in front of audiences around the world. Colombe, dedicated to David's grandmother, features Florent Gac on piano and organ, and Yoann Serra on drums and includes a wide repertoire of original material, an Ivan Lins bossa classic, a Jimmy van Heusen classic “Here's That Rainy Day," and the Love Theme from the ...
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Charles Mingus Grandson Reclaims His Legacy Through Film
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Valeria Rios
“Mingus on Mingus" launches crowd funding campaign A documentary about a grandson's journey through the lore and legends of jazz history to find the grandfather he never knew, Charles Mingus. This feature length documentary directed by Kevin Ellington Mingus, the grandson of Charles, will include interviews with legendary musicians, friends and family shaping a collective perspective. The documentary will be filmed in locations ranging from India to New York to the Mingus Mill located in the Great Smoky Mountains National ...
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Clement Freud Sigmund's Grandson, Writer, Politician, Radio Figure Dies
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Michael Ricci
Clement Freud, 84, a grandson of Sigmund Freud who became a well- known writer, politician and urbane regular on British radio, died Wednesday at his home in London.
Freud was best known from his three decades appearing on the BBC game show “Just a Minute," in which panelists compete to see who can talk the longest without hesitation, deviation or repetition. Freud's well-stocked vocabulary and his slow, deadpan speech made him a master of the game.
“Cheek is when someone ...
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