Le Quintette: Django Reinhardt (guitar), Joseph Chaput (guitar), Roger Chaput (guitar), Louis Vola (bass)
----Other Combos: The Oscar Peterson Trio, Yehudi Menuhin, Pink Floyd, Earl Hines, Jean-Luc Ponty, Mark O'Connor, Vassar Clements, Stuff Smith, Diz Disley, Mel Lewis, Spirit of Django Band
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Jazz, Gypsy Swing, Big Band, Bebop, The Cool, Classical, I have lived it all.
26 January 1908, Paris, France, d. 1 December 1997, Paris, France. After learning to play keyboard instruments, Grappelli took up the violin, later studying it formally. In the mid-20s he played in dance bands in Paris, gradually turning more to jazz. In the early 30s he met Django Reinhardt and with him formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Until this point in his career Grappelli had been playing piano and violin, but now concentrated on the latter instrument. Performances and especially records by the QHCF alerted the jazz world to the arrival of both an intriguing new sound and, in Reinhardt, the first authentic non-American genius of jazz. In these years Grappelli was still learning, and his early popularity was largely as a result of that of his collaborator. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II Grappelli settled in London, where he played with George Shearing. In the post-war years he worked briefly with Reinhardt again but spent the late 40s and 50s playing to diminishing audiences across Europe.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In the 60s Grappelli enjoyed a revival of popularity, making records with other violinists such as Stuff Smith and Joe Venuti. In the early 70s he appeared on UK television performing duets with classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin, and the records they made together sold well. However, Grappelli's real breakthrough to the big time had come when, at the urging of Diz Disley, he made appearances at the 1973 UK Cambridge Folk Festival (accompanied by Disley and Denny Wright). Grappelli was a sensation. For the rest of the decade, throughout the 80s and into the early 90s he was on a non-stop tour of the world, playing the most prestigious venues in the UK, Europe, the USA and the Far East. In January 1994, he celebrated his 86th birthday in concert with Stanley Black at London's Barbican Hall.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grappelli made records with several backing groups, played duets with Gary Burton, Earl Hines, Martial Solal, Jean-Luc Ponty and many other leading jazzmen. He also ventured into other areas of music and, in addition to the duets with Menuhin, he recorded with the western swing fiddler, Vassar Clements. At ease with a repertoire based upon his early career successes, Grappelli's flowing style steadily matured over the years and the occasional uncertainties of his early work with Reinhardt are long forgotten. Perhaps at odd moments in his later years he seemed to be coasting, yet some of his recorded performances are very good while several of those from the mid- and late 70s are amongst the most distinguished in the history of jazz violin. Of particular merit are Parisian Thoroughfare, recorded with the rhythm section of Roland Hanna, George Mraz and Mel Lewis, and a set recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 1973 when he was backed by Disley and Len Skeat. Grappelli's late flowering prompted appreciation of the old tradition of jazz violin playing. His death at the end of 1997 left a gap in music that is unlikely to ever be filled, and probably never to be bettered.
Buffet Froid vient enfin de sortir son 1er album (qui est éponyme). Vous pourrez le trouver sur Saint-Nazaire pour la modique somme de 10€, à Forum, Espace Culture du Ruban Bleu, en dépôt vente aux librairies Voix au chapitre et Sac à papier, dans notre cave à bière préférée Cavayou, et au bar La Mouette. Pour ceusses qui habitent loin de notre charmante bourgade, nous envoyer un mail (ou nous appeler) avec votre adresse et votre nom pour réservation, puis un chèque de 11,50€ (les frais de port sont compris) à l'ordre de l'association "Wake Up" à l'adresse que nous vous communiquerons dans notre mail de confirmation en retour de votre réservation.
you have to watch the entire series!! SO FUNNY!!! I swear, my whole Saturday went by before I knew it, just watching one show after the other. I'm such a loser, I know, lol. Anyways, got any plans for next weekend? ... cuz i doooooooo! oooh, I think the pizza's here, I'm so freakin hungry right now, but it's all good. and that survey thing i was doing - THAT YOU WAS MAKING FUN OF ME FOR DOING!! - i just got paid! $76 for my first check, and since i got paid, I'm gonna do more of em, but I'm already at $184, so I'm loving it. They're so seriously stupid tho - the one I got last night was about my hair and stuff - like what kind of shampoo do I use, do I normally use conditioner ... for real, so easy. you should do it, i'm tellin yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Salut ! Notre nouvel album "Catastrophe" sort prochainement ! Jazz manouche, Tsigane, jazz moderne et plus ! Des extraits et des videos sur notre profil... :) ou sur notre site : Palinka
IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN AUSTRALIA IN NOVEMBER COME & CELEBRATE STEPHANE GRAPPELLI'S LEGACY AT THE:
OZMANOUCHE HOT GYPSY JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE Brisbane Jazz Club 28-30 NOVEMBER 2008 www. ozmanouche. com
Celebrating Gypsy Jazz, the music of Django Reinhardt & Stephan Grappeli.
Enjoy the third annual Australian Festival of Jazz Manouche held over 3 days at the Brisbane Jazz Club with concerts,master classes,instrument displays & lots of djamming.
BJC - 07 33912006
FEATURING THE HANK MARVIN QUINTET LULO REINHARDT LATIN-SWING QUARTET, BLUE DRAG & THE DATE BROTHERS PLUS Bruce Mathiske, Michael Fix and Ewan MacKenzie- Bulanyi Brothers- Gypsy Swingers-Paris Dreaming- Fox Lane Quartet & Bellville.
lmao i know i have been ditching allot of classes for dentist app and doctors but sleep also, man i hope i get out of this term alive. what happened about ur Financial Aid thing? least i been making some side money though, filling out those surveys online, giving my opinions n stuff. it aint been doing too bad, bout an extra 200 bucks or so a week, and the work is pretty easy, just like answering questions and giving my opinions on different things. heh, i just finished one, and it was about what freakin toothpaste do i like to use, lol. anyways, you should try it, and lemme know how it does for yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
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