Stéphane Grappelli
Kliphuis has hosted string improvisation workshops at festivals, competitions and other venues in America, South Africa, Japan, UK, and Europe. He is the best-known tutor for the violin style of Stéphane Grappelli, having written the best-selling book "Stéphane Grappelli Gypsy Jazz Violin" (Mel Bay, 2008). He followed this with the "Hot Jazz Violin" DVD set (HyperHip Media, 2009).