Stéphane Grappelli
Musician
Notable Achievement
Jazz violin legend
Biography
Stéphane Grappelli was a French jazz violinist. He is best known as a founder of 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 eighties.
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Birthday Date
Stéphane Grappelli was born on June 17