A Violinist First and a Guitarist Later, Django Reinhardt Grew Up in a Gypsy Camp Near Paris Where He Absorbed the Gypsy Strain Into his Music. He was the First Hugely Influential Jazz Figure to Emerge from Europe, and is Considered the Most Influential European to this Day. His Original Style, Due to a Caravan Fire in 1928, Comes from Badly Burning his Left Hand which Deprived Him the Use of the Fourth and Fifth Fingers. This in Turn Made Him Come Up with a Unique Fingering System to Get around the Problem.