Name: John Jorgenson Quintet
Start: 2026-03-29T15:00:00-04:00
Location: The Cary Theater

Get ready for a unique musical experience with pioneers of the American Gypsy Jazz movement, a soulful mix of improvisation, romance and rollicking celebration.
John Jorgenson Quintet was originally formed in 2004 for the release of “Franco-American Swing”. The group’s style has been called “Gypsy Jazz” after the dynamic string-driven swing created by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in 1930s Paris, yet Jorgenson’s compositions draw in elements from Latin, Romanian, Classical, Rock and Greek music, so “21st Century World Music” is also an apt description.
The John Jorgenson Quintet is the only American act to ever headline the prestigious Django Reinhardt Memorial Festival in France, and has been featured at other festivals around the world. For the films "Gattica" and "Head in the Clouds," Jorgenson was tapped to recreate Django’s music, and in the latter he even appeared onscreen as Django with stars Charlize Theron and Penelope Cruz.