French jazz musicians

The list French jazz musicians includes Jean David Blanc, Barney Wilen, Eddy Louiss, Stephane Grappelli and Renaud Garcia-Fons. The list consists of 32 members and 8 sublists.

French jazz musicians by instrument
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French jazz ensembles
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French jazz bandleaders
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French jazz composers
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French bossa nova musicians
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- Jean-Michel Soupraya
French male jazz musicians
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French women jazz musicians
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Jean-David Blanc

French musician

Overview: Jean-David Blanc (born 1968) is a French entrepreneur, founder of AlloCiné, business angel, film producer, writer and jazz musician.

Date of birth: 1968

Age: 57

Nationality: French

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

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French male writers 4,098T

French businesspeople 645T

French writers 867T
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Barney Wilen

French musician

Overview: Barney Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 – 25 May 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer.

Date of birth: 4 March 1937

Date of death: 25 May 1996

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Sunnyside Records artists 116T

20th-century French male musicians 694T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T
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Eddy Louiss

French musician

Overview: Eddy Louiss (2 May 1941 – 30 June 2015) was a French jazz musician.

Date of birth: 2 May 1941

Date of death: 30 June 2015

Age: 74 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

French male organists 247T

21st-century French male musicians 467T
4.

Stephane Grappelli

French musician

Overview: Stéphane Grappelli (26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997), born Stefano Grappelli, was a French-Italian jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt ...

Date of birth: 26 January 1908

Date of death: 1 December 1997

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Flying Fish Records artists 64T

French male jazz musicians 129T

20th-century French male musicians 694T
5.

Philippe Saisse

Frecnh musician

Overview: Philippe Saisse is a French smooth jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and arranger.

Nationality: French

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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21st-century French male musicians 467T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T

French male pianists 288T
6.

Renaud Garcia-Fons

French musician

Overview: Renaud Garcia-Fons (born December 24, 1962) is a highly accomplished French upright-bass player and composer.

Date of birth: 24 December 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: French

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

21st-century French male musicians 467T

20th-century French male musicians 694T
7.

Alix Combelle

French musician

Overview: Alix Combelle (15 June 1912 – 26 February 1978) was a French swing saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. He recorded often with Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Date of birth: 1 June 1912

Date of death: 2 March 1978

Age: 65 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Clarinetist

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

20th-century French male musicians 694T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T
8.

Hubert Giraud

French composer and lyricist

Overview: Hubert Yves Adrian Giraud (3 March 1920 – 16 January 2016) was a French composer and lyricist.

Date of birth: 3 March 1920

Date of death: 16 January 2016

Age: 95 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

21st-century French male musicians 467T

20th-century French male musicians 694T
9.

Jean-Luc Fillon

French musician

Overview: Jean-Luc Fillon is a French oboist, English hornist, double bassist, electric bassist, orchestra conductor and composer. He began in 1987 as oboe soloist in the European Symphonic Orchestra, and since ...

Nationality: French

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

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21st-century French conductors (music) 136T

21st-century French male musicians 473T

French male conductors (music) 320T
10.

Noël Akchoté

French musician

Overview: Noël Akchoté (born 7 December 1968) is a French guitarist in free improvisation, classical, experimental, and free jazz.

Date of birth: 7 December 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

Winter & Winter Records artists 14T

French male guitarists 134T
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Benat Achiary

Basque vocal improviser

Overview: Beñat Achiary (born in Saint-Palais, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) is a Basque vocal improviser who lives in southern France.

Nationality: French

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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French-Basque people 81T

Basque musicians 59T

French male singers 473T
12.

Didier Malherbe

French musician

Overview: Didier Malherbe (born January 22, 1943 in Paris), is a French jazz, rock and world music musician, known as a member of the bands Gong and Hadouk, as well as a poet.

Date of birth: 22 January 1943

Age: 82

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

21st-century French male musicians 467T

21st-century male musicians 9,676T
13.

Marcel Zanini

Jazz musician

Overview: Marcel Zanini (real name Zannini; 9 September 1923 – 18 January 2023) was a Turkish-born French jazz musician.

Date of birth: 7 September 1923

Date of death: 18 January 2023

Age: 99 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Clarinetist

Gender: Male

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2023 deaths 351T

Black & Blue Records artists 138T

21st-century clarinetists 386T
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Henri Renaud

French musician

Overview: Henri Renaud (20 April 1925, in Villedieu-sur-Indre – 17 October 2002, in Paris) was a French jazz pianist and record company executive.

Date of birth: 20 April 1925

Date of death: 17 October 2002

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

20th-century French male musicians 694T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T
15.

Eric Lelann

French musician

Overview: Éric Le Lann (born 1957 in Brittany) is a French jazz trumpeter.

Date of birth: 4 November 1957

Age: 67

Nationality: French

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 129T

21st-century French male musicians 467T

Male trumpeters 252T
16.

RONGETZ

Overview: Stephane Ronget, known as RONGETZ, is a French music composer, producer and trumpeter, now living in New York City, United States. He graduated in trumpet and jazz history from The National Conservatory ...

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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French male jazz musicians 130T

French male composers 410T

French record producers 113T
17.

Thomas Dunford

Overview: Thomas Dunford (born 1988) is a French lutenist. He is the son of American viola da gambist Jonathan Dunford and viola da gambist Sylvia Abramowicz.

Date of birth: 1988

Age: 37

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

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Vincent Courtois

French jazz cellist

Overview: Vincent Courtois (born 21 March 1968) is a French jazz cellist.

Date of birth: 21 March 1968

Age: 57

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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Musicians from Paris 737T

French cellists 17T

1968 births 15,564T
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Ivan Jullien

Overview: Ivan Jullien (October 27, 1934 – January 3, 2015) was a French jazz trumpeter.

Date of birth: 27 October 1934

Date of death: 3 January 2015

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

Gender: Male

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Joseph Reinhardt

French jazz guitarist

Overview: Joseph "Nin-Nin" Reinhardt (1912-1982) was the younger brother of guitarist Django Reinhardt and played rhythm guitar on most of Django's pre-war recordings, especially those with the Quintette du Hot ...

Date of birth: 1 March 1912

Date of death: 1982

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Jazz Musician

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