Claude Barthélemy (born August 22, 1956) is a French
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
guitarist.
Barthélemy started playing guitar when he was fourteen years old. He began playing with
Michel Portal's ensemble Unit in 1978 and worked with
Aldo Romano,
Stu Martin, and
Gérard Marais. He assembled a trio with
Jacques Mahieux and
Jean-Luc Ponthieux in the early 1980s, in addition to working with
Jean-Marc Padovani
Jean-Marc Padovani (born February 2, 1956) is a French jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
Career
Born in 1956 in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Padovani now lives in Toulouse.Jean-Marc Le Scouarnec"Toulouse. Jean-Marc Padovani, aventurier du ...
and
Nouvel Orchestra Philharmonique. Beginning in the mid-1980s he concentrated on composition, writing for mixed ensembles; some of his pieces incorporated video and dance. He co-founded the group in 1987 and from 1989 to 1991 was the director of
Orchestre National de Jazz
Orchestra National de Jazz is a French jazz ensemble originally created at the initiation of Jack Lang, at that time Minister of Culture. Its first leader was François Jeanneau.
Members ONJ François Jeanneau, 1986
* François Jeanneau : s ...
. In the 1990s he led the octet La Nouvelle-Orleans, the quartet Monsieur Claude, and accompanied
Elise Caron and
Sylvie Cobo.
Discography
* ''Jaune et Encore'' (Cobalt, 1979)
* ''Forest One'' (Celluloid, 1981)
* ''Moderne'' (Owl, 1983)
* ''Real Politi-K'' (Big Noise 1986)
* ''Claire'' (Label Bleu, 1990)
* ''JACK-L!Ne'' (Label Bleu, 1991)
* ''Solide'' (Evidence, 1993)
* ''Monsieur Claude'' (Deux Z, 1996)
* ''Sereine'' (Label Bleu, 2000)
* ''Admirabelamour'' (Label Bleu, 2003)
* ''La Fete De L'Eau'' (Le Chant Du Monde, 2004)
* ''Claude Barthelemy & L'Occidentale'' (Laborie Jazz, 2015)
* ''Roxinelle'' (Maxiphone, 2016)
References
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1956 births
Living people
French jazz guitarists
French male guitarists
French composers
French male jazz musicians
Orchestre National de Jazz members
Label Bleu artists