Jazz... on the Viola??

I’ve been listening to a lot of Jazz recently, and a video of Stéphane Grapelli playing viola that appeared in my YouTube recommended feed led me to discover viola in an entirely new and awe-inspiring form.

Thanks to Elissa Hunt for letting me know in the comments that the first piece in the video is “Sweet Georgia Brown”

If you want to watch the full versions of clips I used in this video, here are the links:

“Sweet Georgia Brown” (Stéphane Grapelli):    • Jazzy Viola (Stéphane Grappelli tocan...  

“My Favorite Things” (David Lasserson and Stephen Large):    • My Favourite Things - David Lasserson...  

“Bei Mir Bist Du Schön” (Filippo Dall’Asta and Sebastian Peszko):    • Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Gypsy Jazz) - ...  

“6 Jazz Preludes for Viola Solo” (Marco Misciagna):    • Marco Misciagna: 6 Jazz Viola Prelude...  

“Suite in Jazz Style” by Dobrinka Tabakova (Maxim Rysanov and Jong Hai Park):    • Dobrinka Tabakova : Suite in Jazz Style