Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: StÃ phane Grappelli ( 26 January 1908 -- 1 December 1997 ) was a French jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934 .
Simplified: StÃ phane Grappelli ( 26 January 1908 â `` 1 December 1997 ) was a French jazz violinist .