Person

Stéphane Grappelli

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 e…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
France
Born
January 26th, 1908
Died
December 1st, 1997
Genres
Labels
Rhino
Atlantic
Warner Bros. Records
Columbia
Dreyfus Jazz
Last updated: May 8th, 2022·MusicBrainz

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