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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Florin Niculescu, the violinist, emerges as the star of the Gipsy Project, Bireli Lagrene's homage to Django Reinhardt. It's only natural. For as much as Reinhardt was a source of inventiveness on the ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Stephane Grappelli's birthday today! Stephane Grappelli (originally surname was spelled with a 'Y') would have earned himself a place in Jazz History books if only for ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...