Mico Nissim
Mico Nissim (born June 20, 1947 in Nice ) is a French jazz pianist and composer .
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Nissim comes from a family of Sephardic- Greek origin and received classical piano lessons. In 1964 he founded his first jazz band, Les Autres . After successfully completing his engineering degree in Nantes , he taught mathematics from 1970 to 1974, including one year in Ziguinchor , Senegal. He has been a professional musician since 1974. He has worked as a companion for many entertainers ( Sacha Distel , Font et Val, Nilda Fernandez, Marquis de Sade) and also composed for them. Claude Barthélemy brought him to the Orchester National de Jazz as a pianist , to which he was a member from 1989 to 1991. Since 1971 he has recorded several albums under his own name; Touré Kunda were also involved in some cases ( Dunya , 1981). He can also be heard on records by Jacques Mahieux (1974), Aldo Romano , Gérard Marais , Claude Barthélémy ( Jaune et encore ), Didier Malherbe ( Bloom ) and Annick Nozati . In 1999 he founded the Harmonie Le Vent Se Lève with Joël Bara in Cergy . He also wrote film music for Gérard Frot-Coutaz. He also wrote theater music and several chamber music works as well as works for wind orchestra, which were recorded by the Battery Fanfare of the Police nationale ( Musique en 3D ), among others .
Nissim teaches at the Conservatory of Saint-Cloud .
Discographic notes
- Glucose Confectionnerie (1971, with François Méchali , Jean-Louis Méchali )
- Décaphonie (1995, with Jacques Bolognesi , Patrick Faber, François Méchali, Christian Lété )
- Ornette / Dolphy / Tribute / Conséquences (2009, with Géraldine Laurent, Alessandro Cerino, Laurent Mignard , David Grebil, Jean-Luc Ponthieux)
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SURNAME | Nissim, Mico |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz pianist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice |