Francis-Alfred Moerman
Francis-Alfred Moerman (* 1936 in Ghent ; † 10. July 2010 ) was a Belgian-French jazz guitarist of gypsy jazz .
Live and act
Moerman, who had Spanish and Flemish roots, learned the banjo , mandolin and guitar as a child . Just before the Second World War, his family moved to central France. He attended school in Paris, where he had contact with musicians from the Gitanes and the Manouches . In 1960 Moerman played with Sarane Ferret . In the following years he also accompanied Baro Ferret , Matelo Ferret , Sara Neagu, Lajos Kazanova, Lousson Baumgartner-Reinhardt , Vivian Villerstein and Jacques Montagne. After several years of musical inactivity, he founded the jazz trio Tzigane de France , with Jean Toupance and Al Dubreuil, later with Gilles Parodi and Ladislas Gobert, with whom he recorded several albums and toured France, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He also recorded with the Hot Club de Norvège . In the field of jazz he was also involved in six recording sessions between 1976 and 1984.
Discographic notes
- Passion (1991), with Patrick Saussois , Didier Roussin, René-Charles "Maxou" Mallet, Jean Toupance, Jean-Christophe Rouet, Pierre Moreilhon
- Gitan & Tzigane magic de la guitare (1993)
- Valses Manouches (1993), with Jean-Jacques Ruhlmann, Henri Coutant, Gilles Parodi
- Portrait of Django (1994), with Patrick Saussois, Jon Larsen , Per Frydenlund, Svein Otto Aarbostad
Web links
- Portrait at Django Station
- Francis-Alfred Moerman at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moerman, Francis-Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian-French gypsy jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghent |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2010 |