Louis Vola

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Louis Vola
Birth name	Louis Vola
Born	(1902-07-06)6 July 1902 La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Died	15 August 1990(1990-08-15) Paris, France
Genres	Jazz
Occupations	Musician, Singer-songwriter, Poet, Artist
Website	www.myspace.com/louisvola

Louis Vola (born 6 July 1902 in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, died in Paris on 15 August 1990), was a French double-bassist famous for his work with the Quintette du Hot Club de France.

As well as the Hot Club de France, Vola (the second syllable is stressed) played bass for Ray Ventura, Duke Ellington and singer Charles Trenet. He was also an accomplished accordionist.

In 1934 he was a founding member of the Quintette du Hot Club de France. In a 1976 interview, Vola recalled that he discovered Joseph and Django Reinhardt playing guitars together on a beach at Toulon. Vola invited them to jam with his band. Violinist Stephane Grappelli and guitarist Roger Chaput were members of Vola's jazz ensemble. Vola later left the Quintette but eventually rejoined. Obviously overshadowed by Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhardt, Vola's contribution to the famous Quintette’s sound tends to be underestimated.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 74040182 LCCN: no2003094132 ISNI: 0000 0000 8002 9727 BNF: cb13929477d

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Name	Vola, Louis
Alternative names
Short description	French musician
Date of birth	6 July 1902
Place of birth	La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Date of death	15 August 1990
Place of death	Paris, France

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