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# Stephane Grappelli

(1908–1997)   Street Artist

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Stephane Grappelli was a street artist.

## Quick Facts About Stephane Grappelli

Born January 26, 1908

Died December 1, 1997

Profession Street Artist

## About Stephane Grappelli

French jazz violinist (1908–1997)... \| Stéphane 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 t

##  Quotes by Stephane Grappelli

> [Improvisation, it is a mystery. You can write a book about it, but by the end no one still knows what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephane-grappelli/improvisation-it-is-a-mystery-you-can-write-a-book-about-it-but-by/)

Stephane Grappelli

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/stephane-grappelli-85141_book_improvisation-it-is-a-mystery-you-can-wr_62593.jpg)

> [ \[Billy Strayhorn\] understood the violin as well as he understood Jazz, and he wrote for the violin as a violin. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephane-grappelli/billy-strayhorn-understood-the-violin-as-well-as-he-understood-jazz/)

Stephane Grappelli

[Jazz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jazz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/stephane-grappelli-85141_jazz_billy-strayhorn-understood-the-violin-as_1995452.png)

> [Great improvisers are like priests... they are thinking only of their God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephane-grappelli/great-improvisers-are-like-priests-they-are-thinking-only-of-their-god/)

Stephane Grappelli

[Improvisation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/improvisation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06c/stephane-grappelli-85141_improvisation_great-improvisers-are-like-priests-they_2176837.png)

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