André Jaume

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André Jaume (born November 7, 1940 in Marseille ) is a French musician (saxophone, clarinet and flute) of creative jazz .

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Jaume learned the clarinet and later the saxophone . Initially influenced by Sidney Bechet , he opened up to modern jazz and attended Guy Longnon's jazz school between 1966 and 1969 . After a long study trip through Africa he played jazz, rock and non-European music in his own groups . In 1972/73 he worked in the big band of Ambrose Jackson and Barre Phillips before forming a duo with percussionist Gérard Siracusa , which soon developed into a trio with guitarist Raymond Boni . In 1976 he took up a solo record and worked in the music theater group Blaguebolle , from which the musician initiative GRIM emerged in 1978. Between 1976 and 1979 he was also a member of Jef Gilson's orchestra . During this time he made the acquaintance of Joe McPhee , with whom he later played again and again, and from 1985 toured the USA and released albums such as Old Eyes & Mysteries or Oleo & a Future Retrospective . During this time he also played with François Couturier and in the quintet of Michel Petrucciani . In 1983 and 1984 he wrote the music for an octet with strings and from 1986 took composition lessons with Jimmy Giuffre , with whom he also appeared at the Willisau Jazz Festival in 1988 (CD on HatHut Records ). He also works in a duo with Daniel Humair , worked with Buddy Collette (1988), with Charlie Mariano (1990), John Medeski (1994), Charlie Haden , Barry Altschul , John Tchicai , Jean-Marc Montera , Fredy Studer , Raphaël Imbert , Violetta Ferrer and with musicians from Indonesia and Guinea.

In the mid-1980s he founded the label CELP, on which he released numerous of his own albums. Until 2001 he taught at the Avignon Conservatory .

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