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Francois Tusques

Born in 1938 in Paris and raised in Brittany, Tusques was among the first to bring together French musicians to explore a new musical language in the 1960’s. He also formed connections with all the significant American avant garde players who came to Paris at that time.

Francois Tusques et le Nouveau Jazz Francais

by Clifford Allen
January 10, 2006

It is somewhat ironic that, as much as European jazz and free improvisation are nestled squarely within the canon of contemporary music--one has to look only at the worldwide recognition of figures like Germany's Peter Brötzmann, England's Evan Parker, or Holland's Misha Mengelberg and their respective integral scenes--the country with the closest ties to vanguard American jazz in the '60s has been almost wholly left out of the picture. France has produced several world-renowned improvisers (for example, clarinetists Michel Portal ...

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Performance / Tour

Outpost 186 leans in to a piano laden summer for Inman Square, Cambridge

Source: Chris Rich
June 2, 2011

Piano players are coming out of the woodwork at Outpost 186. Mothers Day saw an astonishing turnout for Matthew Shipp, who followed a solo set with a long awaited Jim Hobbs duet, sponsored in part by All About Jazz. A snippet of the night awaits below. After a respite from Memorial Day, Hans Poppel has a special concert with area colleagues on Tuesday, June 7th at 9PM following the Julee Avallone Free Jazz Jam at 8PM. The reunion will include ...
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