European jazz starts with Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France Quintet. The violinist and guitarist Django Reinhardt added Louis Vola on bass and Joseph Reinhardt and Roger Chaput on guitars. The group ended its run in 1939 with the onset of World War II. Grappelli was in London when war broke out and remained there for the duration. Reinhardt …
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