ADVISORY/Valentine's Day a la Francaise: Johnny Crawford's Django Quintet at the Arlequin Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, Calif.Entertainment & Lifestyle Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Feb. 14) --(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2001 On Wednesday, Feb. 14, Johnny Crawford's Django Quintet will be at the Arlequin Restaurant in Sherman Oaks to celebrate Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. while paying tribute to the legendary Quintet of the Hot Club de France. Django Reinhardt Jean "Django" Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist. He was one of the first prominent jazz musicians to be born in Europe, and one of the most renowned jazz guitarists of all time. was the celebrated guitarist who led the Quintet of the Hot Club de France in the 1930s with a young Stephane Grappelly featured on violin. The recordings they made are real jazz Real Jazz is the name of an XM Satellite Radio's Traditional Jazz music channel. The program director is Maxx Myrick. The channel bills itself as "Swinging From Coast To Coast". classics. Over the years that legacy of Django's unique talent has inspired and depressed many guitarists like the one played by Sean Penn in Woody Allen's movie, "Sweet & Lowdown low·down n. Slang The whole truth: gave us the lowdown on what happened at the party. lowdown low (inf) n he gave me the lowdown on it → ." The all-star lineup of "Johnny's Django Quintet" is Dan Weinstein Dan Weinstein may refer to:
The Wall Street Journal ran a feature story last August on Crawford, who provides authentic period music for film and special events. His ensembles include a busy dance orchestra for which he maintains a large collection of authentic orchestrations. Visit his web site at www.johnnycrawford.com. Arlequin Restaurant serves French and Italian cuisine. The atmosphere is made even more authentic by the real French accents of Mimi the bookkeeper, Filou the host/manager and Guy Burguin the general manager. There is a special menu for Valentine's Day at $37 per person not including beverage, tax and gratuity Money, also known as a tip, given to one who provides services and added to the cost of the service provided, generally as a reward for the service provided and as a supplement to the service provider's income. . In addition there will be a $15 cover charge. The Quintet will begin the first set at 7:30. Arlequin Restaurant occupies the space that was previously The Moonlight Tango Cafe. The address is 13730 Ventura Blvd. (a half-block west of Woodman) in Sherman Oaks. Call 818/788-2000 for reservations. Note to Editors: Photos available upon request. |
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