| Pearl Django | |
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| Genres | Gypsy jazz, swing jazz |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Labels | Modern Hot Records |
| Members | |
| Troy Chapman Michael Gray Rick Leppanen David Lange Ryan Hoffman |
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| Past members | |
| Neil Andersson Ron Peters Greg Ruby Pete Krebs Dudley Hill Shelley D. Park David Firman |
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Pearl Django is a jazz group established in 1994 in Tacoma, Washington by Neil Andersson, Dudley Hill, and David "Pope" Firman. The group's stated focus is to incorporate the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with American swing music. Initially a trio, they have changed and added members over the years and are now a quintet. Based in Seattle, they have played around the United States, as well as in France and Iceland.
| Released | Title | Label | Number | Notes |
| 1995 | Le Jazz Hot | Modern Hot Records | MHR 001 | |
| 1997 | New Metropolitan Swing | Modern Hot Records | MHR 002 | |
| January 1999 | Mystery Pacific | Modern Hot Records | MHR 003 | |
| May 1999 | Souvenirs | Modern Hot Records | MHR 004 | |
| October 2000 | Avalon | Modern Hot Records | MHR 005 | |
| May 2002 | Under Paris Skies | Modern Hot Records | MHR 006 | |
| October 2003 | Swing 48 | Modern Hot Records | MHR 008 | |
| June 2005 | Chasing Shadows | Modern Hot Records | MHR 009 | |
| June 2007 | Modern Times | Modern Hot Records | MHR 011 | |
| June 2010 | Hotel New Yorker | Modern Hot Records | MHR 014 | Compilation from 1995-1999 releases |
| June 15, 2010 | Système D | Modern Hot Records | MHR 015 |