Daunik Lazro

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Daunik Lazro (* 2. April 1945 in Chantilly , near Paris) is a French alto and baritone saxophonist of the avant-garde jazz and improvised music .

Daunik Lazro discovered jazz at the age of 15. He was mainly influenced by musicians such as Sidney Bechet , Charlie Parker , Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane . With the Saheb Sarbib Jazz Orchestra , Lazro made his debut as a professional musician and saxophonist. In the 1980s he played a. a. in a duo with Thomas Sliomis ("Pohonrama", 1985), in 1983 he appeared at the Jazz Festival Willisau (published on the album "Sweet Zee" on HatHut Records ). He also worked with many European improvised musicians, such as Jean-Jacques Avenel , Michel Doneda and Lê Quan Ninh in 1987 as well as with Tristan Honsinger , Evan Parker , George Lewis , Joëlle Léandre and Irène Schweizer .

In the 1990s he recorded a number of albums under his own name, on which musicians such as Joe McPhee , Didier Levallet , Paul Rogers and Christian Rollet participated. In 1995 he played in a duo with the Portuguese violinist Carlos Zingaro ("Hauts Plateaux"). In his solo album "Zong Book" he dealt with the work of Albert Aylers . Lazro also wrote music for dance and theater ensembles such as the Company of the Chance . Lazro also began playing the viola in the 1990s . In 1993 he founded his own orchestra and a quartet with the title Outlaws in Jazz with Jac Berrocal, Didier Levallet and Dennis Charles . In the late 1990s he worked with a number of orchestral projects and as a soloist. He is also a member of Sophie Agnels Qwat Neum Sixx .

His main instrument is the alto saxophone. After Cook and Morton, his playing is influenced by Steve Lacy .

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SURNAME Lazro, Daunik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Chantilly