Jean-Christian Michel
Illustration — Jean-Christian-Michel Jean-Christian Michel (born 1938) is a composer and clarinetist. His compositions are influenced by jazz and by baroque music, particularly that of Johann Sebastian Bach. Before starting his musical career, Jean-Christian Michel was a doctor, as a surgeon.
Also recorded as clarinettist
Jean-Christian Michel
Barclay Records · Billboard, May 30, 1970 · Public domain
- Born
- 1938 · France.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- composer · clarinetist
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Jean-Christian-Michel Jean-Christian Michel (born 1938) is a composer and clarinetist. His compositions are influenced by jazz and by baroque music, particularly that of Johann Sebastian Bach. Before starting his musical career, Jean-Christian Michel was a doctor, as a surgeon.
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Jean-Christian Michel (born 1938) is a French clarinetist and composer. The clarinetist was born in France.
Genres include jazz. Languages used include French.
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Jean-Christian Michel is recorded as composer and clarinetist.
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His first record Requiem was released in 1966. He founded the ensemble Quatuor avec Orgue. Michel has received 3 diamond discs, 7 platinum discs and 10 golden discs. Michel is a "Full Member" of the SACEM (an association of composers and music publishers to protect copyright and royalties). He received the prize for "Sciences and Culture" at Sorbonne, Paris, France, which was awarded by a jury of six Nobel Prize winners. Currently the godfather of the campaign Neurodon, within the Federation for Brain Research FRC Drummer Kenny Clarke played and recorded with Michel for 10 years. Michel is also a very experienced mountain climber. He was a member of the group that made the first-ever ascent of Tawesche, in the Himalayas, in 1974.
• Requiem • Aranjuez • Musique sacrée (with Kenny Clarke) • Crucifixus • JQM (with Kenny Clarke) • Le cœur des etoiles • Vision d’Ezéchiel • Ouverture spatiale (with Kenny Clarke) • Eve des origines (with Kenny Clarke) • Port-Maria (with Kenny Clarke) • Musique de lumière • Jean-Christian Michel in concert • Vif-obscur • Les années-lumière • Les cathédrales de lumière • Aranjuez 2004 • Portail de l'espace 2005 • Bach transcriptions 2006 • Live concert 2007 • Spatial Requiem 2008 • Jean-Christian Michel plays jazz 2012
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- 1.Jean-Christian Michel fait swinguer la musique sacrée.
- 2.Jean-Christian Michel, Quatuor Avec Orgue – Requiem (1966, Vinyl). Discogs. 1966.
- 3.La Croix - Bayard Presse - 18.12.2008
- 4..Jean- Christian Michel (Riviera) 7 REQUIEM— Jean-Christian Michel. Billboard. 82. 22. 30 May 1970. 0006-2510.
- 5.Billboard 1968-1974. Billboard. 81. 21. 67. 24 May 1969. 0006-2510.
- 6.Michael Way. Rapid Expansion in the Tape Market. Billboard. 83. 18. 1 May 1971. 0006-2510.
- 7.Céremonie des sociétaires définitifs de la Sacem 9 juin 2016
- 8.Panorama du Médecin, 8 janvier 1986 [archive] (jury composé des professeurs Jean Bernard, Henri Guitton, Jean-Charles Sournia, et Hélène Ahrweiler)
- 9.(3 November 2011),Kenny Clarke (1914-1985) Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- 10.American Alpine Club. Climbs and Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. 199. 1975. 9781933056302.
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