Jean-François Canape

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Jean-François Canape (born December 1, 1945 in Paris ; † October 17, 2012 ) was a French jazz trumpeter (also flugelhorn , occasionally bass flute ).

Life

Canape worked in the French jazz scene from 1972, first in the Machi Oul Big Band of the Chilean pianist Manuel Villarroel and above all in the Cohelmec Ensemble with François Méchali , Joseph Dejean and Jean-Louis Méchali , to which he was a member for ten years. From 1984 he played in the octet of André Jaume , then with Gérard Marais , Dave Liebman and Jacques Mahieux . He also worked with the Lyon Music Cooperative Association à la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire (Arfi) and since 1987 has performed the Potemkine project with their musicians , which played live to the silent film Battleship Potemkin . He became internationally known with the Orchester National de Jazz under the direction of Claude Barthélémy ( Claire , Jack-Line Label Bleu , 1989 and 1991). As an interpreter of contemporary classical music, he performed with the Lorraine Philharmonic; He also presented his own compositions at the Banlieues bleues festival and wrote the jazz opera Bobo (1993) together with Jean-Marie Maddedu .

In 1994 he presented his only album under his own name, KONPS ; Michel Godard and Jacques Mahieux played in this trio, which also made guest appearances in Germany . Canape participated in 24 jazz recording sessions from 1974 to 1999, including a. with productions by Didier Levallet , André Jaume ( A Portrait of Jimmy Giuffre 1998), Claude Tchamitchian and Sylvain Kassap . He was also involved in the recording of film scores for Cédric Klapisch ( Little Fish, Big Fish , 1992) and Bertrand Tavernier ( It starts today , 1999).

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  1. ↑ a b Obituary at France musique ( Memento from April 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Tom Lord Discography
  3. ↑ Discographic information (only Musique Francaise D'Aujourdhui)
personal data
SURNAME Canape, Jean-François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz trumpeter (also flugelhorn, occasionally bass flute)
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH 17th October 2012