Stéphane Grappelli (26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist who founded 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 80s.
For the first three decades of his career, he was billed using a gallicised spelling of his last name, Grap...
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Date of birth:
- Jan 26, 1908
Date of death:
- Dec 1, 1997 (age 89 years)
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- Stephanie Grappelli,
- Stephane Grapelli,
- Stepane Grappelli,
- Stephane Grappelli,
- Stephanie Grapelli,
- Stéphane Grappelly,
- Grappelli, Stéphane
