Pearl Django
Introduction '''Pearl Django''' is a jazz group established in 1994 in Tacoma, Washington by guitarists Neil Andersson and Dudley Hill and bassist David "Pope" Firman. The group melds the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with American Swing. Initially a trio, they have changed and added members over the years and are now a quintet. Based in Seattle, they have played around the United States, as well as in France and Iceland.The band has performed at the prestigious Festival Django Reinhardt in Samois-sur-Seine and at Juan de Fuca Festival. They have played with Martin Taylor, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Gail Pettis, a two-time recipient of the Earshot Jazz 'Jazz Vocalist Of The Year' award. The British virtuoso Taylor turns up on three tracks of their 2011 album ''Eleven''. On their twelfth album, ''Time Flies'', released in 2015, all tracks are their own compositions except for one classic bossa nova.
Discography '''Released''''''Title''''''Label''''''Notes'''1995''Le Jazz Hot''Modern Hot Records1997''New Metropolitan Swing''Modern Hot Records1999''Mystery Pacific''Modern Hot Records1999''Souvenirs''Modern Hot Records2000''Avalon''Modern Hot Records2002''Under Paris Skies''Modern Hot Records2003''Swing 48''Modern Hot Records2005''Chasing Shadows''Modern Hot Records2007''Modern Times''Modern Hot Records2010''Hotel New Yorker''Modern Hot RecordsCompilation from 1995 to 1999 releases2010''Système D''Modern Hot Records2012''Eleven'' Modern Hot Records 2015 ''Time Flies'' Modern Hot Records 2017 ''With Friends Like These'' Modern Hot Records  All original compositions2019 ''Pearl Django Live'' Modern Hot Records 2020 ''Simplicity'' Modern Hot Records  All original compositions
References
External links *  Official website*  Pearl Django at AllMusic