Raymond Fonsèque
Raymond Fonsèque (born November 27, 1930, Paris – November 19, 2011) was a French jazz trombonist and tubaist. Fonsèque studied cello and piano formally, then switched to trombone at age 17 under André Hodeir. In the 1950s and 1960s he performed widely with early jazz and blues musicians, including Lil Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Big Bill Broonzy, Don Byas, Peanuts Holland, and Nelson Williams.
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Raymond Fonsèque
- Born
- 1930 · 14th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 2011 · Évreux.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- music arranger · jazz trombonist · musicologist · musician
- Fields
- jazz
- Honours
- Prix Sidney Bechet
- Languages
- French
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Raymond Fonsèque (born November 27, 1930, Paris – November 19, 2011) was a French jazz trombonist and tubaist. Fonsèque studied cello and piano formally, then switched to trombone at age 17 under André Hodeir. In the 1950s and 1960s he performed widely with early jazz and blues musicians, including Lil Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Big Bill Broonzy, Don Byas, Peanuts Holland, and Nelson Williams.
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Born at 14th arrondissement of Paris in 1930, died in Évreux in 2011.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz. Distinctions recorded are Prix Sidney Bechet.
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