Antoine Hervé (born 20 January 1959 in

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) is a French composer and pianist. Hervé studied composition at the

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. Between 1987 and 1989 he was director of the French National Jazz Orchestra. Next to

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s, soundtracks for movies and dance shows Hervé has composed a concert for trumpet and a piece for drums and orkest. During 1997 Hervé and

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founded a quintet.

Works

*''Tutti'' *Soundtrack for ''Un Monde Sans Pitié'' by

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*''Mr. Astaire'', Musical *''L'Opéra des Pékins'' *''A Chacun Son Serpent'' *''Sonate d'Automne'' *''Mes Bien Chers Frères'' *''Tribute to Miles Davis'' *''La Maison Brûlée'' *''Transit'', 1994 *''Transactions'' *''Mozart, La Nuit'', Musical, 1997 *''Les Caprices De Morgane'', Musical, 1997 *''Macadam-Macadam'', Hip-Hop-Ballett, 2000/01 *''A Chacun Son Serpent'', Musical, 2000/01 *''Absolute Dream''

Discography

*''Antoine Hervé Trio'', 1985 with Michel Benita and Peter Gritz *''ONJ 87'', 1987 *''African Dream'', 1987 *''Paris-Zagreb'', 1990 *''Hexameron'', 1990 with

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. *''Invention Is You'', 1997 *''Summertime'', 2001 *''Mozart, La Nuit'', 2002 *''Inside'', 2003 *''I Mean You (Tribute to Thelonious Monk)'', 2010

References

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