استفان گراپلی

Film & TV

Paris, France

Stéphane Grappelli (26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997, born Stefano 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. For…

Known for

• Parkinson — Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)2004
• Stephane Grappelli - In New Orleans 1989 — Violin2001
• Le monde est à vous — Self1987
• Tady Paříž, dobrý den1982
• Champs-Elysées — Self1982
• Private Benjamin — Wedding Violinist (uncredited)1980
• King of the Gypsies1978
• Fan School — Self1977
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self - Main Guest1972

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Key facts

Born

( 1908-01-26 ) 26 January 1908, Paris , France

Died

1 December 1997 (1997-12-01) (aged 89), Paris, France

Genres

Swing , continental jazz , gypsy jazz

Occupation

Musician

Instruments

Violin, piano, saxophone, accordion

Formerly of

Django Reinhardt , Quintette du Hot Club de France , Yehudi Menuhin , Oscar Peterson , David Grisman

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Stéphane

Gender

male

Citizenship

Kingdom of Italy

Place of birth

Paris

Place of death

Paris

Occupation

recording artist

Languages spoken

French

Genre

Gypsy jazz

Instrument

piano

Record label

MPS Records

Image

Stephane Grappelli Allan Warren.jpg

Significant event

funeral

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