Jean-François Jenny-Clark
Jean-François "J.F." Jenny-Clark (12 July 1944 in Toulouse, France – 6 October 1998 in Paris) was a French double bass player. He was estimated as one of the most important bass players of European jazz. Together with drummer Aldo Romano he provided the rhythm section for Don Cherry's European quintet of 1965, recorded with Steve Lacy and performed concerts with Keith Jarrett (around 1970) and for Jasper van 't Hof's group Pork Pie (with Charlie Mariano) (around 1975).
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Jean-François Jenny-Clark
- Full name
- Jean-François Xavier Jenny-Clark.
- Born
- 1944.
- Died
- 1998.
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Jean-François "J.F." Jenny-Clark (12 July 1944 in Toulouse, France – 6 October 1998 in Paris) was a French double bass player. He was estimated as one of the most important bass players of European jazz. Together with drummer Aldo Romano he provided the rhythm section for Don Cherry's European quintet of 1965, recorded with Steve Lacy and performed concerts with Keith Jarrett (around 1970) and for Jasper van 't Hof's group Pork Pie (with Charlie Mariano) (around 1975).
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Jean-François Jenny-Clark (1944–1998) was a French double-bassist, jazz musician and musician, among other activities. Born Jean-François Xavier Jenny-Clark in Toulouse, the double-bassist died in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Jean-François Jenny-Clark was a member of Martial Solal Trio.
Genres include jazz and tango. Languages used include French.
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Jean-François Jenny-Clark is recorded with the occupation recording artist. Recorded with the occupation double-bassist. Recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Recorded as a citizen of France. Classed in the genre tango.
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1944
Jean-François Jenny-Clark was born on 12 July 1944.
1998
Jean-François Jenny-Clark died at 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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Together with Albert Mangelsdorff he led the German-French jazz ensemble, 1984 to 1987. Since 1985 Jenny-Clark was mainly working in an acclaimed trio with German pianist Joachim Kühn and Swiss drummer Daniel Humair.
• Title — Artists — Year • Togetherness — Don Cherry with Gato Barbieri — 1965 • Symphony for Improvisers — Don Cherry — 1966 • New Feelings — Giorgio Gaslini — 1966 • Zodiac — Barney Wilen — 1966 • Le Départ Bande Originale du Film — Krzysztof Komeda — 1967 • Le Nouveau Jazz — Barney Wilen — 1967 • Obsession — Gato Barbieri — 1967 • Sounds of Feeling — Joachim Kühn — 1969 • Bold Music — Joachim Kühn — 1969 • Our Meanings and our Feelings — Michel Portal — 1969 • Aus des sieben Tagen — Karlheinz Stockhausen — 1969 • Epistrophy — Steve Lacy — 1969 • Comme à la Radio — Brigitte Fontaine — 1969 • Paris is Wonderful — Joachim Kühn — 1970 • Sans Tambours Ni Trompettes — Martial Solal — 1970 • Orfeo Novo — Egberto Gismonti — 1970 • The Sun Is Coming Up — Ric Colbeck — 1970 • Laborintus 2 — Luciano Berio — 1970 • For All It Is — Barre Phillips — 1971 • Jazzworkshop 1971 — Norddeutscher Rundfunk — 1971 • Last Tango in Paris — Gato Barbieri — 1972 • Perception and Friends — Perception — 1972 • Bolivia — Gato Barbieri — 1973 • Transitory — Pork Pie — 1974 • Jazz a Confronto 11 — Franco Ambrosetti — 1974 • Black Narcissus — Joe Henderson — 1975 • Three Originals — Albert Mangelsdorff — 1975 • Watch Devil Go — Jacques Thollot — 1975 • Une Bien Curieuse Planète — François Jeanneau — 1975 • Jazz a Confronto 15 — Charlie Mariano — 1975 • Jazz a Confronto 17 / JAC's Anthology — Ambrosetti, Griffin, Grossman, d'Andrea — 1975 • Jazz a Confronto 28 — Paris Quartet — 1975 • Ad Lib — Michel Graillier — 1976 • Sonata Erotica — Jean-Luc Ponty — 1976 • Lettres d'Amour et de Haine — Benito Merlino — 1976 • Ephémère — François Jeanneau — 1977 • Divieto Di Santificazione — Aldo Romano — 1977 • Invitation — Massimo Urbani — 1977 • Techniques Douces — François Jeanneau — 1977 • New Moon (Musica) — Steve Grossman — 1978 • Enrico Rava Quartet — Enrico Rava — 1978 • Invitation — Siegfried Kessler — 1979 • Sunbird — Gordon Beck — 1979 • Il Piacere — Aldo Romano — 1979 • Around 6 — Kenny Wheeler — 1979 • Session in Paris, vol.2 - Colour of Dream — Masahiko Togashi — 1979 • You Better Fly Away — Clarinet Summit — 1979 • In Paris vol. 2 — Chet Baker — 1979 • Le Voyage — Paul Motian — 1979 • Soli Solo...Plus — Divers — 1979 • Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature — George Russell Sextet — 1980 • En Direct d'Antibes — René Urtreger — 1980 • Live in Montreux — Albert Mangelsdorff — 1980 • Michel Petrucciani — Michel Petrucciani — 1981 • Stress — Marius Constant — 1981 • L'ombre Rouge – Bande Originale du Film — Michel Portal — 1981 • Dreamdrops — Michel Graillier — 1982 • Easy to Read — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1986 • Unison — Jean-François Jenny-Clark — 1987 • Men's Land — Michel Portal — 1987 • Welcome — Fasoli, Wheeler, Humair, Jenny-Clark — 1987 • Turbulence — Michel Portal — 1987 • 9.11 pm Town Hall — Portal, Ducret, Kühn etc. — 1988 • Til C. — Grand Orchestre Bekummernis — 1988 • Just Friends — Helen Merrill — 1989 • From Time to Time Free — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1989 • Live au Thèâtre de la Ville — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1989 • La Petite Bouteille de Linge — John Greaves — 1990 • Land — Claudio Fasoli — 1990 • Destroy — Blue Ensemble — 1990 • Assolutamente — Jean Schwarz — 1990 • Years Old — Georges Paczynski — 1991 • Autumn in Paris — Masahiko Togashi — 1991 • Sans Titre — Mudai Trio — 1992 • Ternaire — Friedman, Humair, Jenny-Clark — 1992 • Carambolage — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1992 • Euro African Suite — Joachim Kühn and Ray Lema — 1992 • Domaines — Pierre Boulez — 1992 • A Winter's Tale — Tony Hymas / Jacques Thollot — 1992 • Nemo — Rémi Charmasson — 1993 • Sokoa Tanz — Blue Ensemble — 1993 • Usual Confusion — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1993 • The Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark Collection — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1993 • Canto — Jean Schwarz — 1993 • Open Architecture — Humair, Bergonzi, Jenny-Clark — 1993 • Seventy — Charlie Mariano — 1993 • Le Vivre — Nelly Pouget — 1993 • Any Way — Michel Portal — 1993 • Surrounded 1964–1987 — Daniel Humair — 1994 • Half a Lifetime — Fredy Studer and Christy Doran — 1994 • Levin'Song — Paczynski, Levinson, Jenny-Clark — 1994 • Dernier Carat — Jenny-Clark, Adam, Guédon — 1994 • Les Jardins du Casino — Harry Beckett — 1995 • Un Ciel de Traine — Philippe Ducourtioux — 1995 • Europeana — Mike Gibbs w/ Joachim Kühn — 1995 • Robert Kaddouch sur France-Musique — Robert Kaddouch — 1995 • Dolorès — Jean-Louis Murat — 1996 • Anniversary — Flavio Ambrosetti — 1996 • Musique de l'Opéra de Quat'Sous — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1996 • Versions Jane — Jane Birkin — 1996 • Tomorrowland — Jasper Van't Hof — 1996 • Quatre Fois Trois — Daniel Humair — 1997 • Takiya! Tokaya! — Jean-Marc Padovani — 1997 • French Touch — Richard Galliano — 1998 • Triple Entente — Kühn / Humair / Jenny-Clark — 1998 • Concerts Inédits — Richard Galliano — 2000 • A Demain — Frédéric Escoffier — 2001 • Solo — Jean-François Jenny-Clark — 2003
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Jean-François Jenny-Clark was recorded at birth as Jean-François Xavier Jenny-Clark. The authorities additionally record the heading J.-F. His recorded language was French. Formation and teaching. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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