Nguyên Lê
French jazz musician and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nguyên Lê (Vietnamese: Lê Thành Nguyên; born 14 January 1959) is a French jazz musician and composer of Vietnamese ancestry.[1] His main instrument is guitar, and he also plays bass guitar and guitar synthesizer.[2]
Nguyên Lê | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Lê Hong Nguyên |
Born | (1959-01-14) 14 January 1959 (age 65) Paris, France |
Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Website | www |
He has released albums as a leader and as a sideman. His 1996 album Tales from Viêt-Nam blends jazz and traditional Vietnamese music. Nguyên Lê has performed with Randy Brecker, Vince Mendoza, Eric Vloeimans, Carla Bley, Michel Portal, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Per Mathisen, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, Trilok Gurtu, Paolo Fresu and Dhafer Youssef.[3]
In spring 2011 he released Songs of Freedom, an album with cover versions of pop hits from the 1970s.