Stéphane Grappelli
Jazzjazz violin pioneerswing eraEuropean jazzall-string jazz ensemble
Stéphane Grappelli (26 January, 1908 – 1 December, 1997) was a pioneering jazz violinist who founded with Django Reinhardt in 1934 the "Quintette du Hot Club de France", it was one of the first all-string jazz bands. He has been called "the grandfather of jazz violinists" and continued playing concerts around the world well into his 80s. For the first three decades of his career, he was billed using a gallicised spelling of his last name, Grappelly, reverting to "Grappelli" in 1969.
Influenced by: Django Reinhardt, Joe Venuti, Eddie South
- Active:
- 1934-1997
- Scene:
- Paris/European jazz
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