American musicians Eddie South, Stuff Smith, Claude Williams and Joe Venuti tucked the instrument under their chins in the very early days of jazz. But it was a European, Stephane Grappelli, who ...

Jazz violinists remain a rare commodity even though the instrument has been heard on jazz recordings dating to the 1920s when Venuti began his career. What makes Weinstein even more rare is that he ...

For Allen Russell, his parents' first date would set the foundation for his musical appreciation. On that first date — a concert with master jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli and mandolin player David ...

When it comes to jazz violin, Kit Eakle is on a mission. A skilled improviser himself, he’s become the Bay Area’s foremost champion of an instrument long marginalized in jazz. As a player, he’s ...

Violin great Regina Carter has earned worldwide acclaim — and national awards and honors — for her musical skill, vision and ability to shine as a soloist, band leader, composer and first-call ...

From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in 2002. When Hezekiah Leroy Gordon "Stuff" Smith picked up the violin, the house began to rock. The second major popularizer ...

Manouche Jazz, commonly known as "Gypsy Jazz," is a blend of traditional Roma music and swing jazz. Originating in Paris in the early 1930s, it was first popularized by the Quintette du Hot Club de ...

Saturday night master violinist Jeremy Cohen joined by the equally distinguished members of his quartet Violin Jazz — Larry Dunlap on piano, Jim Kerwin on bass and Dix Bruce on guitar — will roll out ...

Violin always seems to be thought of in a classical context first, in spite of the considerable contributions of jazz violinists over the past eight decades. Two recordings, one by a relative newcomer ...