François Tusques (born January 27, 1938, in

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) 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 ...

pianist. Tusques played a significant role in the emergence of a community of

free jazz Free jazz, or free form in the early to mid-1970s, is a style of avant-garde jazz or an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventi ...

musicians in France.

Discography

* ''Free Jazz'', with

Bernard Vitet Bernard Vitet (26 May 1934 – 3 July 2013) was a French trumpeter, multi-instrumentist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France (1964) together with François Tusques, Michel Portal Unit (1972) and Un Drame Musical Instanta ...

Beb Guérin Bernard "Beb" Guérin (December 22, 1941 in La Rochelle – November 14, 1980 in Paris) was a French jazz double-bassist. Beb Guérin first began playing bass at age 23, working in the 1960s with Sonny Criss, Jacques Coursil, François Tusques, Al ...

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 ...

François Jeanneau François Jeanneau (born June 15, 1935, Paris) is a French jazz saxophonist, flautist, and composer. Jeanneau studied flute under René Leroy at the Paris Conservatory, but was an autodidact on saxophone.Michel Laplace, "Francois Jeanneau". '' The ...

, 1965. * ''La Maison Fille du Soleil'',with

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins. After concluding a playing career in the A ...

, Beb Guérin,

Jean-François Jenny-Clark Jean-François "J.F." Jenny-Clark (12 July 1944 in Toulouse, France – 6 October 1998 in Paris) was a French double bass player. He was estimated as one of the most important bass players of European jazz. Allmusic credits/ref> Together with drum ...

, 1965. * ''Le Nouveau Jazz'', with

Barney Wilen Bernard "Barney" Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 – 25 May 1996) was a French jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer. Biography Wilen was born in Nice, France; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. His ...

Aldo Romano Aldo Romano (born 16 January 1941) is an Italian jazz drummer. He also founded a Rock and roll, rock group in 1971. Biography He was born in Belluno, Italy. Romano moved to France as a child and by the 1950s he was playing guitar and drums profe ...

, 1967. *''François Tusques – La Reine des Vampires -

Eddy Gaumont Eddy Gaumont (born Édouard Jean-Marie Émile Gaumont on 14 August 1946 in Cayenne; died on 22 November 1971 in Paris) was a drummer of jazz and free-jazz. Biography Eddy Gaumont is the sixth of nine siblings. He is the son of the politician É ...

plays violin, 1967'' * ''Sunny Murray'', concert ''live'' with l'Acoustical Swing Unit, 1968. * ''

Big Chief "Big Chief" is a song recorded by Professor Longhair.Berry/Foose/Jones, ''Up from the Cradle of Jazz''. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 2009, p. 148. It was released as a single by Watch Records of New Orleans in February, 1965.

'', Acoustical Swing Unit, 1969. * ''Piano Dazibao'', 1970 - Futura Ger 14 * ''The Panther and the Lash'', with

Clifford Thornton Clifford Edward Thornton III (September 6, 1936 – November 25, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, trombonist, political activist, and educator. He played free jazz and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s and '70s. Career Clifford was born in Phil ...

, Beb Guérin, Noel McGhee, 1970. * ''Dazibao n°2'', 1971 - Futura Ger32 * ''Intercommunal Music'' with

Sunny Murray James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray (September 21, 1936 – December 7, 2017) was an American musician, and was one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming. Biography Murray was born in Idabel, Oklahoma, where he was raised by an ...

Alan Silva Alan Lee da Silva (born 22 January 1939, in Bermuda) is an American free jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known as a double bassist. He has recorded on keyboards, violin, cello and trumpet among other instruments. Biography Silva was born a ...

, Beb Guérin,

Steve Potts Steve Potts may refer to: *Steve Potts (jazz musician) (born 1943), American jazz saxophonist *Steve Potts (footballer) (born 1967), American-born English football coach and former professional footballer *Steve Potts (drummer), drummer with Booker ...

, Alan Shorter, Bob Reid, Louis Armfield, 1971. * ''Répression'', with

Colette Magny Colette Magny (31 October 1926 – 12 June 1997) was a French singer and songwriter. A charismatic performer who did not record until her thirties, her work encompassed blues, jazz, protest songs, experimental music and spoken word recording ...

, 1972. * ''Dansons Avec Les Travailleurs Immigrés'', with Michel Marre, Claude Marre, Carlos Andreu,

Denis Levaillant Denis Levaillant (born 3 August 1952) is a French composer, pianist and writer based in Paris, France. He has orchestrated more than twenty musical shows including ' and composed more than 120 musical works worldwide. Levaillant has been recognize ...

, 1974. * ''Ça Branle Dans la Manche'', with

Serge Utgé-Royo Serge may refer to: *Serge (fabric), a type of twill fabric *Serge (llama) (born 2005), a llama in the Cirque Franco-Italien and internet meme *Serge (name), a masculine given name (includes a list of people with this name) *Serge (post), a hitchi ...

, 1975. * ''Le piano préparé'', 1977. * ''Après la marée noire - Vers une Musique Bretonne Nouvelle'' with

Jean-Louis Le Vallégant Jean-Louis is a given name, especially for French males. Notable people named "Jean-Louis" include: * Jean-Louis Alléon-Dulac, French naturalist * Jean-Louis Aubert, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer * Jean-Louis Baribe ...

, Gaby Kerdoncuff, Philippe Le Strat, Tanguy Ledore, Ramadolf, Michel Marre, Samuel Ateba, Carlos Andreu, Jo Maka, Kilikus, 1979. * ''Poemas de Federico Garcia Lorca'' with Violeta Ferrer, 1980. * ''Le Musichien'', with Carlos Andreu, Ramadolf, Kilikus,

Sylvain Kassap Sylvain is the French form of Silvanus. It may refer to: People *Sylvain Lancelot (born 2005), Valorant professional *Sylvain Archambault (born 1963), Canadian director * Sylvain Bied (1965–2011), French footballer and manager *Sylvain Cappell ...

, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Yegba Likoba,

, Danièle Dumas, Sam Ateba, Tanguy Le Doré,

, Philippe Le Strat, 1983. * ''Génération'', music for the documentary by Daniel Edinger, 1988. * ''Le Jardin des Délices'', 1992. * ''Blue Phédre'', 1996. * ''Blues Suite'' with Noel McGhie et Denis Colin, 1998. * ''Arc Voltaic'', with Carlos Andreu, Didier Petit, Denis Colin, Danièle Dumas, 2003. * ''Topolitologie'', with Noel McGhie, 2010. * ''Near the Oasis'', with

Sonny Simmons Huey "Sonny" Simmons (August 4, 1933 – April 6, 2021) was an American jazz musician. Biography Simmons was born on August 4, 1933, in Sicily Island, Louisiana. He grew up in Oakland, California, where he began playing the English horn. (Along ...

, 2011. * ''L'étang Change (Mais Les Poissons Sont Toujours Là)'', 2012 * ''La Jungle Du Douanier Rousseau'', with Alexandra Grimal, Sylvain Guérineau, 2014. * ''Le Fond De L'Air'', with Pablo Cueco, Myrtha Pozzi, 2014. * ''Le Chant Du Jubjub'', with Isabel Juanpera, Itaru Oki, Claude Parle, 2015.

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