it's true, he was amazing... I live in france, and I have had the chance to check out his son, Babik reindhart, who died a couple of weeks ago... If you like his style, you might want to check Romane, a french guitarist who plays like django (a little too close actually) and also BIreli Lagrene, who is considered by many like his spiritual son...
It's too bad that people go wild listening to kirk hammett and all those hard rockers who suck compared to jazz guys (I'm a hard rocker, don't get me wrong, but some jazzers really shred more than us...)