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Instrument: Violin
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by Dan McClenaghan
Say jazz" and the musical instrument that comes to mind might be the saxophone or the trumpet. Say classical" and it's probably the violin. But there's a long history of players of that have taken that quintessentially classical instrument and moved into the jazz/improvised music world: Stephane Grappelli (1909-1997) and his swinging Quintette du Hot Club de France, Stuff Smith (1909-1067) with his fiery plugged-in approach that pushed swing towards a bebop sound; then there was the fast and hot ...
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