Jacques "Jack" Diéval (December 21, 1920,
Douai
Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord département in northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe (rive ...
– October 31, 2012) was a French
jazz
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pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Diéval's parents were also jazz musicians, who led an ensemble known as the DéDé Jazz Band. He studied music at the Douai Conservatory with
Victor Gallois, and was playing professionally in
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
from age 14. After working briefly in 1942 at
Tunis Radio, he relocated to Paris,
["Impro non stop", in ''88 notes pour piano solo'', ]Jean-Pierre Thiollet
Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. He is also affiliated with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions, a European trade union.
Career
Thiollet attended a school in Châtelleraul ...
, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 156-157. where he worked with
Alix Combelle
Alix Combelle (15 June 1912 – 26 February 1978 :fr:Alix Combelle) was a French swing saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader. He recorded often with Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
Career
A native of Paris, his f ...
from 1943 to 1946. After the war he worked with
Don Byas
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also l ...
,
Noël Chiboust,
Bill Coleman,
Stephane Grappelli Stephane may refer to:
* Stéphane, a French given name
* Stephane (headdress)
A stephane (''ancient Greek'' στέφανος, from ''στέφω'' (stéphō, “I encircle”), '' Lat.'' Stephanus = wreath, decorative wreath worn on the head; cr ...
,
James Moody, and
Hubert Rostaing, and founded his own quintet in 1953, whose sidemen included
Bill Tamper on trombone and
Jean-Claude Fohrenbach on saxophone.
In the 1970s he played with
Roger Guerin and
Michel Gaudry
Michel Gaudry (23 September 1928 – 29 May 2019) was a French jazz double-bassist and World War II historian.
Biography
Michel Gaudry was born in Eu, France on 23 September 1928. He learned clarinet and piano as a child before switching to bass. ...
, and worked on compositions, including 1973's ''Le Serpent Vert''.
References
*Michel Laplace, "Jack Diéval". ''
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.
Barry Kernfeld
Barry Dean Kernfeld (born August 11, 1950) is an American musicologist and jazz saxophonist who has researched and published extensively about the history of jazz and the biographies of its musicians.
Education
In 1968, Kernfeld enrolled at ...
.
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1920 births
2012 deaths
French jazz pianists
French jazz bandleaders
French composers
French male jazz pianists