Description: Home page of Caravan, a jazz group from Madison, WI. Caravan is an instrumental acoustic Gypsy jazz group based in Madison, Wisconsin. They are primarily influenced by the legendary Roma Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. The ensemble also pulls influences
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Caravan Home Bio Shows Music Photos Bookings Contact Welcome to CaravanSwings.com , the new home of Caravan! Caravan - Gypsy Swing ensemble is a world traveling acoustic instrumental jazz group from Madison, WI. They are primarily influenced by the legendary Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. The ensemble also pulls influence from American Swing, Jazz, Latin, Parisian Waltz, European Folk and other vintage Jazz sources!
Before forming the band, the first two records Caravan bandleader Christo Ruppenthal ever heard in the Django style outside of Django himself were on Hot Club Records . So it’s truly an honor to have our original “Je Ne Sais Quoi” included on their new Django Festival 14 playlist compilation !
01/26/2022