Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble Celebrates Django Reinhardt's 101st birthday

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John Isaac Lyons


"Drawings and Paintings by Isaac Lyons"


November 2025



Isaac Lyons grew up in an artistic family in the woods west of Madison Wisconsin. While surrounded by nature in his youth, Lyons was drawn to the urban aesthetic of trains, street art and Hip Hop culture. As a teenager he spent most of his free time painting graffiti in abandoned buildings, under bridges and on trains. He has also completed many murals around Wisconsin and the midwest. Isaac’s recent works on canvas have moved away from the Postmodern Figurative/Symbolic, as he is now embracing a Neo Abstract Expressionist aesthetic. These paintings, exude raw brush work, and reveal his knack for color and...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble Celebrates Django Reinhardt's 101st birthday

Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble is an instrumental group based out of Madison, Wisconsin. They are primarily influenced by the legendary Gypsy guitarist DJANGO REINHARDT. The ensemble also pulls influences from jazz, swing, traditional Latin, Parisian waltzes, and other vintage-jazz sources. Expect a range of tunes from the "Hot Swing" repertoire, originals and classic tunes done in a uniquely arranged style.

Come and join Caravan for a special concert to celebrate Django Reinhardt's 101st birthday! Django is a jazz icon, guitar legend, and Caravan's primary stylistic influence. The band will play a set heavy on the Django tunes, and talk a bit about Django to. Maybe there will even be some birthday cake.....

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