Where to start? It is hard to say at this point. I am still quite early in this fresh musical journey. Some of these names will be of artists that inspire me. Others, those I wish to be inspired by. Still others, lessons I hope to learn. I’m not sure just what to collect about these people, so I’ll just add links and fragments as they come down the wire.
- St̩phane Grappelli (1908 Р1997)
- A French jazz violinist recommended to me by a trumpet player during an open mic at the Albany Sunspot cafe.
- Obligatory Wikipedia link.
- Black & White of Stephane Grapelli, Django Reinhardt, and others playing J’Attendrai (?).
- Picadilly Stomp with… some really cool musicians.
- Blue Moon (1990)
- Jean-Lyc Ponty (1942 – present)
- Another French jazz violinist. This one popped up during my search for Stéphane Grappelli.
- Wikipedia link.
- Web site.
- Andrew Bird (1973 – present)
- An amazing looping violinist recommended to me by Sabrina Chap (a solid keyboardist) at the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus show at Helsinki Hudson.
- Wikipedia link.
- Web site.