Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist (1908–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stéphane Grappelli (French pronunciation: [stefan ɡʁapɛli]; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist. He is best known as a founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. 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 eighties.[1]
Stéphane Grappelli | |
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Born | (1908-01-26)26 January 1908 Paris, France |
Died | 1 December 1997(1997-12-01) (aged 89) Paris, France |
Genres | Swing, continental jazz, gypsy jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Violin, piano, saxophone, accordion |
Formerly of | Django Reinhardt, Quintette du Hot Club de France, Yehudi Menuhin, Oscar Peterson, David Grisman |
For the first three decades of his career, he was billed using a gallicised spelling of his last name, Grappelly, reverting to the Italian spelling Grappelli in 1969. The latter is used when referring to the violinist, including reissues of his early work.