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Grappelli

British  
/ ɡrəˈpɛlɪ /

noun

  1. Stéphane (ˈstɛf ə n) 1908–97, French jazz violinist: with Django Reinhardt, he led the Quintet of the Hot Club of France between 1934 and 1939

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He recorded with various instrumentalists, including on a graceful 1990 collaboration, “One on One,” with the 82-year-old French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2020

One exception is an unexpected instrumental version of “White Christmas,” which sways gently in Django Reinhardt-Stephane Grappelli mode.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2018

Less well-known now than his smart-aleck son, John, Pizza père is the real guitar master in the house, having played with everyone from Benny Goodman to Stephane Grappelli.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2013

High point: "Playing with the French jazzer Stephane Grappelli aged 13."

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2013

And Mr. Pizzarelli, 86, worked for extended periods with the French violinist Stéphane Grappelli, an intimate of Reinhardt’s.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2012