He could play piano in a style indebted to that of Bix Beiderbecke.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995.
Jazz violinist.
Was a French jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands.
Enjoyed a big resurgence in the 1970's, when he appeared on British television performing duets with classical pianist Yehudi Menuhin. Subsequently, he was a huge hit with audiences at the 1973 Cambridge Folk Festival.