Francois Jeanneau

Francois Jeanneau: Quand Se Taisent Les Oiseaux

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
January 17, 2007

François JeanneauQuand Se Taisent Les OiseauxBee Jazz2007 Soprano saxophonist François Jeanneau is first of all among the grand old men of French jazz--although he would certainly chafe at being called “old," at least insofar as it describes his music. An important educator, he created and led for many years the Department of Jazz and Improvised Music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris. During the 1970s, Jeanneau ...