Stephane Grappelli
France
Born: 26 January 1908
Died: 01 December 1997
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Big Band/Swing, Continental Jazz
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One of the all-time great jazz violinists (ranking with Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith as one of the big three of pre-bop), Stéphane Grappelli's longevity and consistently enthusiastic playing did a great deal to establish the violin as a jazz instrument. He was originally self-taught as both a violinist and a pianist, although during 1924-28 he studied at the Paris Conservatoire. Grappelli played in movie theaters and dance bands before meeting guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1933. They hit it off musically from the start even though their lifestyl...
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Performed Songs By
- Paul McCartney (276)
- Oscar Peterson (166)
- John Lennon (94)
- Sonny Rollins (51)
- Barney Kessel (42)
- Erroll Garner (17)
- Michel Legrand (12)
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- George Gershwin (4)
- Fats Waller (1)
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