John Jorgenson unplugged – Billet Doux (Django Reinhardt)

Here’s a snippet of the John Jorgenson Quintet playing the Django Reinhardt / Stephane Grappelli classic “Billet Doux” (Love Letters) acousticly and without any amplification. Watch the intro with two fingers – just like Django … I had the pleasure of watching these fantastic musicians performs at an intimate venue, the Café Esperanza in Wuppertal / Germany, on May 8th, 2010. The Quintet are: John Jorgenson – guitar, bouzouki, vocals, clarinet Jason Anick – violin Doug Martin – rhythm guitar Simon Planting – bass Rick Reed – drums, percussion Tania and Sandra Differding from Luxemburg joined them on trombones. For the photographers: Filmed with a Nikon D90 and a 70-300 VR Nikkor handheld. Still trying to figure out how to get it going, but it’s fun to play with …! What a night!