André Villéger
André Villéger (born August 12, 1945 in Rosny-sous-Bois ) is a French jazz musician ( clarinet , soprano , alto , tenor and baritone saxophone ).
Live and act
At the age of eighteen, Villéger, influenced by Sidney Bechet and Charlie Parker, taught himself the beginnings of the clarinet. In 1965 he began playing hot jazz in amateur orchestras . Between 1968 and 1970 he was a member of Raymond Fonsèque's band , and then from 1970 to the Lutéciens around Fonsèque and Daniel Barda . Between 1972 and 1975 he was part of the Cocoro Steel Band . Then he was part of Claude Bolling's orchestra , the Jazz Five around Raymond Fol and Sam Woodyard and the Anachronic Jazz Band . He also played jazz rock with chute libre and accompanied Henri Salvador and American soloists such as Jimmy McPartland, Joe Newman , Lionel Hampton , Dee Dee Bridgewater and Gerry Wiggins at numerous European festivals .
In 1984 he released his first album under his own name with Something to Live for ; 1991 followed Connection (with Warren Vaché , Richard Wyands , Reggie Johnson and Alvin Queen ). In 2011 he led a quartet with Michel Perez . In memory of Duke Ellington and Paul Gonsalves , the duo album For Duke and Paul was created in 2015 with the pianist Philippe Milanta . In 2019 his quartet included Milanta, Sébastien Girardot and François Laudet . He can also be heard on Christian Escoudé's album Plays Brassens: Au bois de mon coeur and on records by Gérard Badini , Patrice Caratini , Sacha Distel and Mustache .
In 1974 he received the Prix Sidney Bechet , but was also honored in 2009 by the Académie du Jazz . He also taught at the conservatories in the 9th and 17th arrondissements of Paris until 2010.
Lexical entry
- Philippe Carles , André Clergeat , Jean-Louis Comolli : Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz . Edition Robert Laffont, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-221-11592-3
Web links
- Web presence (archived)
- André Villéger at Allmusic (English)
- André VILLEGER at Discogs (English)
- André VILLEGER at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Villéger, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Villeger, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosny-sous-Bois |