Jean-Jacques "Babik" Reinhardt (8 June 1944 – 13 November 2001) was a French guitarist and the younger son of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt by Django's second wife, Naguine. His elder half-brother Lousson, who was Django's son by his first wife, Bella, was also a guitarist, but the two grew up in different families and rarely met. He was christened Jean-Jacques but generally known by his family nickname, Babik.
Babik Reinhardt was born in Paris. He learned guitar not from his father, who died when he was nine years old, but from his uncles such as Nin-Nin (Joseph) and Eugène Vées, as well others of his own generation such as Vées' sons Loulou and Mitsou. According to writer Fred Sharp, his father had initially encouraged him to take up the piano, believing that "there would be more work for a pianist than a guitarist". At age 15 he appeared in Jean-Christophe Averty's 1959 film "Hommage a Django Reinhardt", playing rhythm acoustic guitar behind Eugène Vées, Joseph Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, etc. By age 18 he was playing electric guitar with the French rock and roll group "Glenn Jack et ses Glenners", led by Glen Jack (real name Jacques Vérières), appearing on several of their EP releases in 1962.Babik's first jazz recordings were made in 1967 with the organist George Arvanitis, with four tracks released as an EP "Swing 67" (including 2 Babik originals and 2 compositions of his father) in 1967. From 1968 onwards, Babik started releasing albums in his own name, commencing with a set of tunes by Sidney Bechet played on electric (Gibson ES-175) guitar with a small group. A 1973 album "Sinti Houn Brazil" included three lengthy original compositions, in more of a bossa nova style, while a 1974 release, "Sur Le Chemin De Mon Pere...Django" comprised mostly compositions by his father, but played in a mainstream electric style. "Three Of A Kind" (1975) was a collaboration with the gypsy guitarists Christian Escoudé and Boulou Ferré in a contemporary jazz style, and included a 5-minute medley of Django Reinhardt compositions. This was followed by additional albums "All Love" and others through the 1980s and 1990s, all in a mainstream/contemporary jazz style; he also appeared (sharing lead duties with Romane) playing electric (hollow body) guitar on the 1998 album released under the name "New Quintet Du Hot Club De France", playing material including four Django compositions plus three of his own originals in a lightly swinging, modern update of the original hot club style. In the 1990s, Babik arranged and/or contributed the music for two French films, "Le Prix Du Silence" (1990) directed by Jacques Ertaud, and "Mohammad Bertrand Duval" by Alex Métayer (1991).Drawn more to jazz fusion than gypsy jazz, Babik recorded with fusion pioneer Larry Coryell and French violinist Didier Lockwood in the 1990s. Babik visited the USA to perform on several occasions, his last appearance being at Birdland in New York City in 2000. In 2001, he died of a heart attack at the age of 57 in Cannes, France. Babik and his wife Nadine's son, David Reinhardt, Django's grandson, is also a performer in the gypsy jazz style and was tutored by his father from the age of six.One track from Babik appeared posthumously on the album Generation Django (Dreyfus, 2009), a tribute to his father recorded by multiple musicians, including Babik's son, David, and Biréli Lagrène.
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Some of their strengths
Babik Reinhardt has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Artistic, Charming, Energetic, Intelligent, Passionate, Generous, and Strong.
Charming and Quick-witted
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Babik Reinhardt is someone who is a charming, quick-witted, and energetic person who combines passion and intelligence with an ability to feel what others are feeling and to effectively communicate with them. A person who looks for jobs that tend to reflect their identity.
Soulful and Intuitive
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Babik Reinhardt well know them as someone who can be graceful, romantic, and reserved, like gentle rain.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Babik Reinhardt as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Social and Intuitive
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Babik Reinhardt is someone who values forming deep friendships and relationships, and who has strong intuition and reasoning skills .
They are also someone who is patient, assertive, and who is a natural leader that likes to help others in need.
Logical and Reasonable
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Babik Reinhardt tends to be someone who is understanding, logical, and reasonable. Who can be intellectual and intuitive, speak the truth at any cost, be witty and sociable, and live life to its fullest.
Some of Babik Reinhardt's challenges
While Babik Reinhardt has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Babik Reinhardt can be Impulsive, Hypocritical, Self-centered, Suspicious, Stubborn, Idle, and Aggressive.
Hypocritical and Self-centered
One of Babik Reinhardt's key challenges is that they are someone who can be perceived as hypocritical and self-centered.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Babik Reinhardt is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Indecisive and Distracted
Finally, Babik Reinhardt also can have a hard time staying focused and can easily become restless.
