American musicians Eddie South, Stuff Smith, Claude Williams and Joe Venuti tucked the instrument under their chins in the very early days of jazz. But it was a European, Stephane Grappelli, who ...

Jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli waved animatedly in the hotel lobby. In plaid flannel pants, a paisley wool shirt and loafers, with silver hair slicked back, Grappelli appeared kindly and avuncular.

Violin always seems to be thought of in a classical context first, in spite of the considerable contributions of jazz violinists over the past eight decades. Two recordings, one by a relative newcomer ...

The late Stephane Grappelli is perhaps the best-known jazz violinist in history. His collaborations with guitarist Django Reinhardt have influenced countless musicians. A comparison to Grappelli is ...

Ben Powell has been playing the violin for a very long time. “Really in the womb my mother was teaching and I started playing when I was two," Powell said. "But I didn’t really start reading music ...

At age 78–and, you should pardon the expression, looking fit as a fiddle –Stephane Grappelli is the sole survivor of the first and greatest generation of jazz violinists. Joe Venuti, Eddie South and ...

European jazz starts with Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France Quintet. The violinist along with guitarist Django Reinhardt added Louis Vola on bass and Joseph Reinhardt and Roger Chaput on ...

Guitarists inspired by the gypsy jazz playing of the legendary Django Reinhardt are ten-a-penny but violinists emulating the jaunty, joie-de-vivre-oozing, style of Stephane Grappelli, the other star ...

In an archival show from 1990, Piano Jazz celebrates the centennial of Stephane Grappelli, one of the jazz world's greatest violinists. Grappelli... Stephane Grappelli On Piano Jazz Piano Jazz ...

IIn 1908, the year violin great Stephane Grappelli was born, Bela Bartok wrote his “String Quartet No. 1,” and Monet finished “The Ducal Palace, Venice.” Monet and Bartok are both gone, but Grappelli, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BATH — Violinist Ben Powell performs on Saturday, Dec. 1, at Chocolate ...

The young Berklee-trained violinist dedicates his new album to the late legend Stephane Grappelli. Ben Powell: In The Footsteps Of Jazz Fiddle Royalty The late Stephane Grappelli is perhaps the ...