In the dim lit corners of bistros and bars around the Springs, there echoes the arpeggios of a ghostly guitar legend. And gypsy jazz band Mango fan Django has sought to keep his sound alive.

“When it comes to gypsy jazz, there’s always one guy it’s all about: Django Reinhardt,” says band founder and guitarist, Archtop Eddy.

Mango fan Django will strum and swing their blend of trills and boleros at Hillside Gardens Concert Series Wednesday.

A genre of music far more popular in Europe, gypsy jazz is said to have originated in France in the 1930s. A sound comprised of a lead and rhythm guitar, an upright bass and a violin, it offers a percussive rhythm that weaves together western swing with a Latin flare, resulting in a steady race of notes carried by a soft bebop underscore.

“Django Reinhardt is the great equalizer among gypsy jazz guitarists,” says Eddy. “I was playing American swing when I was introduced to him through another musician. I realized his sound never died and enthusiasts like me play to keep his music alive.”

Mango fan Django has been doing just that since 1998. With five CDs, their latest release, “Indigo Dreams,” is a collection of fan favorites.

“We were getting a lot of people asking, ‘What song is that?’ But none of them were songs we had available on CD, so we decided to make one, kind of like a most-requested-hits.”

This particular CD includes a unique original work that is salute to the town of Manitou Springs. Fellow bandmates Stefan Doucette (rhythm guitar), David Siegel (violinist), and Brian Hofflander (upright bass), are all either Colorado Springs or Manitou Springs locals.

“We have a great audience of loyal listeners here, but there aren’t really that many people who know about it. There is a tight community of gypsy jazz fans and musicians, but it’s worldwide, so you have to be intentional about where to find them.”

Spread out and hard to find is something that shouldn’t be too surprising for a genre that draws its name from a nomadic culture. Known most often for future-telling, soothsaying or entertaining, Eddy says gypsies are rooted strongly in oral traditions.

“From India to France, gypsy tribes have picked up the flavor of whatever culture they’re living in, but there’s one thing that stands out as an historical commonality and that’s their language. The voice of that language is their music,” says Eddy.

Mango fan Django has been able to speak its own gypsy language to listeners both locally and internationally. They’ve caravanned to festivals throughout Colorado and Washington and even traveled to France. Among other venues, they’ve also played Meadowgrass, Earl Klugh’s Weekend of Jazz at The Broadmoor and make regular appearances at Rico’s Cafe and La Baguette Bistro once a month. Coming up you can find them at Imagination Celebration’s WhatIF Festival Sept. 15, the Gold Hill Mesa Concert Series at Lower Gold Camp Road and 21st Street on Sunday and Commonwheel Labor Day Festival Saturday.

But, like their gypsy counterparts, will their mission to keep Django Reinhardt’s legacy alive put them and their music on the road for good?

“If we had the opportunity, we’d take it, but we’re also very happy to keeping playing before a local audience. We just really love the music. Not everybody has the chance to do something they love. Doesn’t matter where you do it,” says Eddy.