Stephane Grappelli (originally surname was spelled with a 'Y') would have earned himself a place in Jazz History books if only for his important role in the Quintette of the Hot Club of France, ...

His hair is white and his step is slow, but 80-year-old violinist Stephane Grappelli played with the exuberance of a young man Friday night at George`s on West Kinzie Street. Grappelli, who is to the ...

Piano Jazz celebrates the centennial of the grandfather of the jazz violin: Stephane Grappelli. Born in Paris in 1908, Grappelli grew up very poor — his mother died when he was 4 and he spent time in ...

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 ...

IIn 1908, the year violin great Stephane Grappelli was born, Bela Bartok wrote his “String Quartet No. 1,” and Monet finished “The Ducal Palace, Venice.” Monet and Bartok are both gone, but Grappelli, ...