Florence Fourcade

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Florence Fourcade (born January 11, 1961 in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) ) is a French violinist of swing manouche .

Fourcade received classical music lessons from 1968 to 1979. After graduating, she worked as a violinist in the Nîmes Opera Orchestra , where she previously attended the Conservatory. She founded her jazz quartet Mademoiselle Swing and performed at major festivals with musicians such as Johnny Griffin , Marcel Azzola , Georges Arvanitas , Christian Escoudé , Babik Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli . Since 1992 she has released several albums under her own name; She can also be heard on recordings by Ricet Barrier, Chanson plus Bifluorée and Jean Duino. With the group Zaragraf she recorded the soundtrack for the film Cendrillon au Far West (2012). She has also been teaching at the Beaucaire Music School since 1989 .

Discographic notes

  • Best of Swing (2010, with Marc Fosset , Marc Perez, Freddy Ricci, Bernard & Danielle Scotti, Vittorio Silvestri, Michel Altier, Vincent Calmettes)
  • About Love (2005, with Marc Fosset, Vittorio Silvestri, Park Stickney, Lionel Suarez , Michel Altier, Dino Content, Vincent Calmettes)
  • Gallician (2003, with Marc Perez, Freddy Ricci, Michel Altier)

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SURNAME Fourcade, Florence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)