Tonight we saw a great band, the Sammy Daussat Trio, at l’Atelier Charonne in the 11th, playing in the tradition of Jazz Manouche, ie, a la Django Reinhardt. Here’s a little clip.

I’ve seen a fair few guys playing in the Django style over the years and this guy was easily the best, he must have played hundreds of chords, ravishing the fretboard, a cacophony of notes, spellbinding stuff.

Unfortunately the clip I got he holds the same chord for 16 bars or so, so check out Youtube for some more interesting examples.