Jean-Christian Michel (born 1938) is a

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and

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ist. His compositions are influenced by

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 ...

and by baroque music, particularly that of

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...

. Before starting his musical career, Jean-Christian Michel was a doctor, as a surgeon. His first record ''Requiem'' was released in 1966. He founded the ensemble ''Quatuor avec Orgue''. Michel has received 3 diamond discs, 7 platinum discs and 10 golden discs. With more than five million discs sold, (3 discs classified 1, 2 & 3 in the charts of CIDD-France soir in the seventies); and thousands of concerts to his credit, he today pursues a global career. Michel is a "Full Member" of the SACEM (an association of composers and music publishers to protect copyright and royalties). He received the prize for "Sciences and Culture" at Sorbonne, Paris, France, which was awarded by a jury of six

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winners. Jean-Christian Michel is currently the godfather of the campaign Neurodon, within the Federation for Brain Research FRC Drummer

Kenny Clarke Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914January 26, 1985), known professionally as Kenny Clarke and nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride ...

played and recorded with Michel for 10 years. Michel is also a very experienced mountain climber. He was a member of the group that made the first-ever ascent of Tawesche, in the Himalayas, in 1974.

Discography

*''Requiem'' *''Aranjuez'' *''Musique sacrée'' (with Kenny Clarke) *''Crucifixus'' *''JQM'' (with Kenny Clarke) *''Le cœur des etoiles'' *''Vision d’Ezéchiel'' *''Ouverture spatiale'' (with Kenny Clarke) *''Eve des origines'' (with Kenny Clarke) *''Port-Maria'' (with Kenny Clarke) *''Musique de lumière'' *''Jean-Christian Michel in concert'' *''Vif-obscur'' *''Les années-lumière'' *''Les cathédrales de lumière'' *''Aranjuez 2004'' *''Portail de l'espace 2005'' *''Bach transcriptions 2006'' *''Live concert 2007'' *''Spatial Requiem 2008'' *''Jean-Christian Michel plays jazz 2012''

DVD

*"Imaginaire" (2010)

References

External links

Michel's official site.
French composers French male composers 1938 births Living people {{France-composer-stub