Article Contributed by Gratefulweb
Published on February 3, 2026
Photo: Courtesy of Z2 Entertainment
Django Festival Allstars return with a night of “hot jazz” at the Boulder Theater on Thursday, August 13, 2026, featuring Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier, and Pierre Blanchard. Rooted in the dazzling swing and romantic fire of Django Reinhardt’s legacy, the ensemble has become a crowd favorite for its buoyant rhythm, blinding technique, and pure, joyful momentum.
“The Django Festival Allstars is the best show in town. Imagine a stage filled with 5 contemporary Reinhardt descendants, and you’ll get a sense that the collective talent on the bandstand is larger than The Arc de Triomphe.”
— Wall Street Journal
“Buoyant rhythm, blinding technique, solid entertainment!”
— New York Times
“A crowd favorite and hardest swinging group at the Newport Jazz Festival.”
— DownBeat Magazine
Django’s unmistakable cool and jumpin’ joie de vivre have made him an icon for an unlikely range of luminaries—from Carlos Santana to Eric Clapton, and generations of guitar greats. Jimi Hendrix even named his “Band of Gypsys” in tribute, while Willie Nelson carried Django’s influence into the world of country swing.
Over the years, the Django Festival Allstars have grown into a brilliantly cohesive group of star musicians who have taken America by storm, earning standing ovations at top concert halls and major festivals. Their music evokes Paris in the 1920s and ’30s, when “gitane” sounds filled cafés and streets—Montmartre nights, campfires, café au lait, lush pastry, and the kind of romance that lives forever in a melody. Django was king, and with jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli, he made musical history.
Today, the Django Festival Allstars bring that tradition into the present—mixing beloved standards with original music that swings like mad, then turns around and breaks your heart with a ballad. It’s intoxicating, virtuosic, and alive.
Z2 ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
DJANGO FESTIVAL ALLSTARS
Featuring Samson Schmitt · Ludovic Beier · Pierre Blanchard
Boulder Theater
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Doors: 7:00 pm | Show: 8:00 pm
General Admission Seated Tickets | Reserved Seated Tickets
All Ages (under 16 with an adult)
Tickets on sale Friday, February 6 at 10:00 am
https://www.z2ent.com/events/detail/django-festival-allstars-2026-bt
