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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AWARD-winning musicians Fret and Fiddle will present a musical journey through the life of jazz violinist extraordinaire, Stephane Grappelli, at Worcester’s Henry Sandon Hall. A spokesman for the show ...

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 ...

Classically trained violinist Ben Powell makes the leap to jazz in his album New Street, a tribute to the late Stephane Grappelli. "Really, in the womb, my mother was teaching, and I started playing ...