Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli

Stéphane Grappelli 1908-1997 Was A Pioneering Jazz Violinist Who Founded The Quintet Of The “Quintette Du Hot Club De France” With Django Reinhardt. It Was Allegedly The First All-String Jazz Band. Born In Paris France To Italian Parents Grappelli Started His Musical Career As A Silent Film Pianist. He Later Attended The Conservatoire De Paris Between 1924 And 1928. After His Career With Reinhardt He Appeared On Hundreds Of Recordings Including Sessions With Jazz Pianist Oscar Peterson Jazz Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty Vibraphonist Gary Burton Pop Singer Paul Simon Mandolin Player David Grisman Rock Band Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here Classical Violinist Yehudi Menuhin And Orchestral Conductor André Previn. Yehudi Menuhin Baron Menuhin OM KBE April 22 1916 – March 12 1999 Was An American Violinist And Conductor Who Spent Most Of His Performing Career In The United Kingdom And Eventually Became A British Citizen. He Was A Student Of Louis Persinger George Enescu And Adolf Busch. The Name Yehudi Means ‘Jew’ In Hebrew. read less