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. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
guitarist.
Barthélemy started playing guitar when he was fourteen years old. He began playing with
Michel Portal
Michel Portal (born 27 November 1935) 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".
Early life
Portal was born in Bayonne on 27 ...
'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 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. 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