François Jeanneau
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. 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.
François Jeanneau
- Born
- 1935 · 9th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- saxophonist · university teacher · composer · flutist · musician
- Fields
- jazz · big band music
- Honours
- Officer of the National Order of Merit · Prix Django Reinhardt
- Languages
- French
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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.
Airelle Besson is recorded as having studied under François Jeanneau. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz and big band music. Employment is recorded with Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse and Conservatoire de Paris. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the National Order of Merit and Prix Django Reinhardt.
• 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
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François Jeanneau, a musician, saxophonist and “Querflötist”, was born on 15 June 1935 in Paris. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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- 1.Vincent Bessières. Biographie de François Jeanneau. mediatheque.cite-musique.fr.
- 2.P.B. & C.G. Biographie de François Jeanneau. academiedujazz.com.
- 3.Décret du 10 novembre 1998 portant promotion et nomination. legifrance.gouv.fr. du 15 novembre 1998.
- 4.Palmarès 1976. academiedujazz.com.
- 5.Palmarès 1979. academiedujazz.com.
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