Presentation of “Cremona Gypsy Jazz Meeting 2025”

Programme:

11.00 am Alessio Ambrosi: Inauguration and presentation of the first edition.

11.15 Maurizio Geri: “Django Reinhardt: From Gypsy Guitar to European Jazz”: Django Reinhardt, besides being a legend, represents an unprecedented cultural phenomenon. His story, his guitar style, and the creation of a timeless musical genre: an all-European “swing.”

11:30 Fabio Lossani: “Django Reinhardt in Italy”: the story of Django Reinhardt’s biography, leading up to the crucial Rome recordings (70 tracks) and Italian anecdotes with Franco Cerri.

11:45 Marco LaManna, Luthier: “The Selmer Maccaferri Guitar” The Italian origins of a guitar that shaped the history of a musical genre. Its construction and sound characteristics, and the differences between guitars of the time and those made today.