François Jeanneau Explained
François Jeanneau (born June 15, 1935, Paris) is a French jazz saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
Jeanneau studied flute under René Leroy at the Paris Conservatory, but was an autodidact on saxophone.[1] He began playing professionally in 1960 at the Club Saint Germain, then worked in the big band of Jef Gilson and in a sextet with François Tusques. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he was a member of the band Triangle (fr). He won the Prix Django Reinhardt in 1980 and was the first leader of the Orchestre National de Jazz in 1986.
Discography
- Triangle, Pathé 1970
- The Paris Quartet, François Jeanneau, Michel Graillier, J.-F. Jenny-Clark, Aldo Romano, Horo Records 1975
- Un Bien Curieuse Planète, 1975
- Techniques Douces, Owl Records 1976
- Ephémère, Owl Records 1977
- Akagera, Daniel Humair, François Jeanneau, Henri Texier, Disques JMS 1980
- Double Messieurs,(Le Quatuor des saxophones), Open 1980
- Soli Solo Plus, 1981
- Mad Sax, (Le Quatuor des saxophones), Cy Records 1982
- Terraines Vagues (Pandémonium), 1983
- Prao, Cy Records 1983
- Orchestre National de Jazz, direction François Jeanneau, Label Bleu 1986
- Jazz Bühne Berlin (Orchestre National de Jazz), 1986
- Pandémonium, Carlyne Music 1988
- Taxiway, 1989
- Mixtures: Music for Media, 1989
- Up Date 3.3, Daniel Humair, François Jeanneau, Henri Texier, Label Bleu 1990
- Recontre, 1991
- Tribute to Mingus, Enrico Rava • François Jeanneau • Hervé Sellin • François Mechali • André Ceccarelli, Adda 1992
- Maloya Transit, le Quartet + le Trio Tambour, 1992
- A Love Affair in Cermont-Ferrand, 1993
- Chaude Image, 1995
- Le POM, 1997
- Alice, 1997
- Estremadure (Le POM), 1999
- Connection, 1999
- FrameWork, 2000
- Charméditerranéen (Orchestre National de Jazz), 2001–02
- Eleven, 2002
- Paf Paf mit Victor Komenkov, 2003
- Médéo (Youth Almaty Jazz Band), 2003
- Recontre avec Sulé, 2003
- Trans-Kasakh-Express, 2004
- Flench Wok, 2004
- Quand se Taisant les Oiseaux, 2006–07
- Art of the Duo: Walking in the Wind, François Jeanneau, Uli Lenz, Tutu Records 2008
- Tarot du Kebar with Emmanuel Tugny, Gwen Català éditeur, 2016
Notes and References
- Michel Laplace, "Francois Jeanneau". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
