Jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli was born on this day in 1908 | In 1934, Grappelli along with guitarist Django Reinhardt founded Le Quintette du Hot Club de France, introducing the concept of guitar and violin as solo jazz instruments to the Paris scene | Here Grappelli performs "How High The Moon" with his band in Warsaw in 1991 | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/jazz-violinist-stephane-grappelli-born-on-this-day-1908/ | The Violin Channel

▶ Stéphane Grappelli - 'Minor Swing" (1961) Grappelli fue uno de los más grandes violinistas de jazz del siglo XX. Junto al guitarrista Django Reinhardt fundó el 'Quintette du Hot Club de France' un reconocido grupo de gypsy jazz francés que estuvo activo con distintas formaciones desde 1934 hasta 1948. En esta verdadera joya audiovisual acompañan a Grappeli, los músicos Pierre Cullaz (guitarra), Léo Petit (guitarra), Guy Pedersen, (contrabajo) y Daniel Humair (batería). #progjazz #jazzmusic #gy

Incredible rare high-quality footage of Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli performing in 1939. | The GuitArchive

26K views · 567 reactions | Incredible rare high-quality footage of Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli performing in 1939. #guitarlegend #DjangoReinhardt #GuitarDaily #Guitar #GuitarPlayer | The GuitArchive | Facebook