Mondine Garcia

Mondine Garcia (1936 – December 29, 2010)^[1], was a French, Parisienne guitarist who specialized in playing traditional French gypsy jazz.

Career

The father of guitarists Ninine and Rocky Garcia, Mondine Garcia had a long, highly respected career in France as a notable part of the second generation of gypsy guitarists after Django Reinhardt. He often performed at the same venues and festivals alongside such contemporaries as Moreno Winterstein, Dorado Schmitt and Marcel Campion, and is succeeded by such "third generation" players as Angelo Debarre. His regular venue was La Chope Des Puces at Porte De Clignancourt in Rue Des Rosiers, Saint-Ouen.^[2] One of his last festival appearances was at the Festival Jazz Muzette.^[3]

Guitar

Garcia played for decades on a guitare Favino, fitted with a Stimer S.51 held on by packing tape, the string action “adjusted” by a folded wad of paper beneath the bridge.^[4]

Partial discography

• Les Enfants de Django – (1993)
• The Gypsies of St. Quen – w/ Ninine Garcia (2007)
• Une Histoire en Cours… (contributor – 2010)

Film appearances

• Les enfants de Django (1993)

External links

• Playing at La Chope Des Puces on YouTube
• With Pierre Kamlo Barré at La Chope Des Puces

References

1. ^ Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz - Michael Dregni, Alain Antonietto, Anne Legrand
2. ^ http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.lachopedespuces.fr/default.html&ei=LT0eTZWdDcmXnAeQs9j9BQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDkQ7gEwBAprev=/search%3Fq%3Dmarcel%2Bcampion%2Bmundine%2Bgarcia%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D672%26prmd%3Divnso
3. ^ ttp://www.festivaldespuces.com/
4. ^ Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz - Michael Dregni, Alain Antonietto, Anne Legrand

Persondata
Name	Garcia, Mondine
Alternative names
Short description	Guitarist
Date of birth	1936
Place of birth
Date of death	2010-12-29
Place of death