Like the grapes transplanted from the French countryside to California's Wine Country, the Gypsy swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli has thrived in the Bay Area's ...
Djangology; I'm Coming Virginia; Misty; Shine; Blues For Django And Stephane; Chicago; Makin' Whoopee; Hot Lips; Minor Swing; This Can't Be Love; Star Eyes; It Don't Mean A Thing; Oriental Shuffle; My ...
Mark O'Connor, a disciple and protege of the late Parisian jazz fiddler Stephane Grappelli, keeps the flame alive, playing the music of the legendary Hot Club of France and re-creating the master's ...
After more than six decades of making music, the most unlikely thing has happened to Stephane Grappelli: He has become a superstar. It’s an unexpected turn of events for the 88-year-old French jazz ...
Manouche Jazz, commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz," is a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. Originating in Paris in the early 1930s, it was first popularized by the Quintette du Hot Club de ...
Stompin' At Decca; My Sweet ; It Had To Be You; Nocturne; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Blue Ribbon Rag; Oh Lady, Be Good; Stéphane's Tune; Tiger Rag ; Stéphane's Blues ; Jive Bomber ; Body And Soul; Liza ...
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 ...
The violin was partly responsible for bringing non-Americans to jazz. In the very early days of the genre, it was a European, Stephane Grappelli,... Swing Strings: Five Jazz Violinists Swing Strings: ...
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 ...