Henri Texier | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Background information | |
Born | Paris, France | 27 January 1945
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Double bass |
Years active | 1960s-present |
Henri Texier (born 27 January 1945) is a French jazz double bassist. [1]
At the age of sixteen, fascinated by the double bass, Texier became a self-taught bassist, crediting Wilbur Ware most as an influence. He formed his first group with Georges Locatelli, Alain Tabar-Nouval, Jean-Max Albert, and Klaus Hagel, inspired by the music of Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman. In spite of an almost absence of recorded documents this group represents one of the first expressions of free jazz in France (1965). [2]
From 1968 to 1972, Texier was a member of Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine, along with George Gruntz, Gordon Beck and Daniel Humair. Throughout the 1970s, Texier remained active in Europe on the jazz scene, performing with musicians such as John Abercrombie and Didier Lockwood, among others. In 1982, he formed a quartet with Louis Sclavis. [1] With the trio Romano-Sclavis-Texier, he collaborated in three albums having for theme Africa as seen by the photographer Guy Le Querrec: Carnet de routes, Suite africaine and African Flashback. [3]
With Aldo Romano
With Randy Weston
With Phil Woods
With others
Enrico Rava, is an Italian jazz trumpeter. He started on trombone, then changed to the trumpet after hearing Miles Davis.
Martial Solal is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation and contemporary classical.
Aldo Romano is an Italian jazz drummer. He also founded a rock group in 1971.
Dominique Pifarély is a French jazz violinist. He works in avant-garde jazz, but he has also worked in post-bop and other contexts.
Christian Escoudé is a French Gypsy jazz guitarist.
Michel Portal is a French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He plays both jazz and classical music and is considered to be "one of the architects of modern European jazz".
Daniel Humair is a Swiss drummer, composer, and painter.
The Charlie Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held every summer in Vitrolles, Provence, France. It was established in 1998 by Charlie Free, a not-for-profit jazz organization which runs jazz sessions every two weeks at Le Moulin à Jazz, a famous jazz club in France.
Noël Akchoté is a French guitarist in free improvisation, classical, experimental, and free jazz.
Claudio Fasoli is an Italian jazz - saxophonist and composer of modern jazz.
Pietro Tonolo is an Italian jazz saxophone player and composer.
Paris Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Paris, France, established in 1994.
Georgi Kornazov is a Bulgarian jazz trombonist and composer, who lives in Paris, France.
European Episode is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and French pianist Martial Solal recorded in Italy in 1968 and released on the Campi label.
The Prix Django Reinhardt is an award granted by the French Académie du Jazz for the best French jazz musician of the year. It is named after Django Reinhardt. The prize is determined by a jury of jazz journalists, producers, and musicians.
Larry Schneider is an American jazz saxophonist.
François Jeanneau is a French jazz saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
Claude Barthélemy is a French jazz guitarist.
Label Bleu is a French jazz record label founded by Michel Orier.