Grappelli

/ ɡrəˈpɛlɪ /

noun

1. GrappelliStéphane19081997MFrenchMUSIC: jazz violinist Stéphane (ˈstɛf ^ən) 1908–97, French jazz violinist: with Django Reinhardt, he led the Quintet of the Hot Club of France between 1934 and 1939

Example Sentences

As a model they also looked to Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grappelli’s classical-meets-jazz collaborations, Feinstein said, in which Menuhin’s parts were precisely notated while Grappelli’s left room for improvisation.

From New York Times

Obsessed with French Italian jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli, Danny had packed his violin for his transcontinental adventure.

From Los Angeles Times

“Holy cow, having Grisman up here? I remember watching him on TV with Stephane Grappelli when I was a kid,” Barnes says.

From Seattle Times

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

If Grappelli was a flashy diamond, Mr. Asmussen was a hidden gem.

From Washington Post