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Les doigts de l'homme

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Les doigts de l'homme
Background information
GenresGypsy jazz
Years active2003 (2003)–present
LabelsCoop Breizh, Lamastrock, Plume, Alma Records
Websitewww.lesdoigtsdelhomme.com

Les doigts de l'homme is a French gypsy jazz-inspired hot club jazz band.

History

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Formed in 2003, the group's fourth full-length album, 1910, was the first to be distributed in North America.[1]

Members

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  • Olivier Kikteff
  • Tanguy Blum
  • Yannick Alcocer
  • Benoit Convert
  • Antoine Girard

Influences

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The band is heavily influenced by the work of Django Reinhardt, and their album 1910 is named after the year of his birth.[2]

Albums

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  • Dans le monde (2003)
  • Gipsy jazz nucléaire (2004)
  • Les Doigts de l'homme (2005)
  • Les Doigts dans la prise (2008)
  • 1910 (2010)
  • Mumbo Jumbo (2013)
  • Le coeur des vivants (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "Artists: Les Doigts de l'Homme". Alma Records. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ Lindsay, Bruce. "Les Doigts De L'Homme: 1910 (2011)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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