Jeff Magidson
Jeff Magidson was born in San Francisco in 1963. His parents, both musicians, taught him to read music and play the piano at an early age. Throughout childhood he was exposed to many different styles of music and flirted with a number of instruments, (drums, bass, harmonica), before finally settling with the guitar. After his studies at U.C. Berkeley in 1983, he moved to France. Over the last twenty years he has performed throughout Europe both as a solo artist and with a variety of groups, releasing three solo albums and a score more with other artists . During his stay in France, he inevitablely encountered ‘le Jazz Manouche’- the music of Django Reinhardt. Like so many before him, it was a jaw dropping experience, and he spent many an hour trying to fathom the subleties of Gypsy Rhythm Guitar better known as ‘La Pompe’. He returned to the Bay Area last year with his family where he was thrilled to discover and become a part of the HCSF.
He also performs with his wife under the name Duo Gadjo.
