Raymond Katarzynski

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Raymond Katarzynski (also Raymond Katarzynsky , * 1935 ; † July 13, 2015 ) was a French trombonist and music teacher who was primarily active in the field of classical, but also rock and jazz music.

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Katarzynski received the first prize of the Paris Conservatory after completing his education. He was a soloist in the orchestra of the Garde Republicaine and solo trombonist at the Paris Opera for thirty years . He was also involved in the recordings of Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble Musique Vivante under the direction of Diego Masson . He also worked in the field of jazz a. a. with Michel Legrand , Claude Bolling , Jef Gilson , Martial Solal , Don Byas , the Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band , Pierre Michelot , Boulou Ferré , Raymond Fol , Ivan Jullien , André Hodeir and Serge Gainsbourg (heard in his song “Black Trombone ”from 1962). In 1970/71 in Paris he worked with the Art Ensemble of Chicago ( Go Home ) and with the prog rock band Comintern ( Le Bal Du Rat Mort ). In Claude Lelouch's television film Les uns et les autres (1981) he made an appearance as a musician. Katarzynski taught at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional (CRR) de Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. In the field of jazz he was involved in 29 recording sessions between 1957 and 1970.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Après Steckar, Qatar ... Disparition d'un autre grand
  2. a b Obituary by Jean Jacques Herbin
  3. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 20, 2015)