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Michel Portal
Michel Portal
French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
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Bernard Vitet
Bernard Vitet
French trumpeter
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Henri Texier
Henri Texier
French musician
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François Jeanneau
François Jeanneau
French saxophonist
4
Michel Graillier
Michel Graillier
Jazz pianist
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Alain Goraguer
Alain Goraguer
French composer, music arranger, orchestra leader
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Bernard Lubat
Bernard Lubat
French jazz musician
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Gérard Badini
Gérard Badini
French jazz musician
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Les Double Six
Les Double Six
French vocal jazz group
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Boris Vian
Boris Vian
French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer (1920-1959)
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Hélène Breschand
Hélène Breschand
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René Lussier
René Lussier
Canadian musician
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Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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Henri Salvador
Henri Salvador
French Caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter
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Jean-Marc Padovani
Jean-Marc Padovani
French saxophonist
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Gerald Wilson
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918-2014)
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Eddie Barclay
Eddie Barclay
French musician
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Guy Longnon
Guy Longnon
French trumpeter and music educator
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Régis Huby
Régis Huby
French jazz musician
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Magma
Magma
French progressive rock band
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Carla Bley
Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader
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Brotherhood of Breath
Brotherhood of Breath
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Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
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Clare Fischer
Clare Fischer
American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
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John Greaves
John Greaves
British musician and composer
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John Hicks
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader (1932-1975)
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André Ceccarelli
André Ceccarelli
French musician
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Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver
American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Christian Jacob
Christian Jacob
French jazz pianist
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Michel Sardaby
Michel Sardaby
jazz pianist
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Jean-Louis Chautemps
Jean-Louis Chautemps
French jazz musician, saxophonist
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Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin
Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (born 1932)
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Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
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Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
American jazz musician
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Woody Herman
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader
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Patrick Williams
Patrick Williams
American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018)
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Sonny Burke
Sonny Burke
American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer (1914-1980)
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Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
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Paul Motian
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer
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Martial Solal
Martial Solal
French-Algerian jazz pianist
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Jaki Byard
Jaki Byard
American musician
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Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer
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Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco
French actress and singer
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Omer Avital
Omer Avital
Israeli musician
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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Bill Cunliffe
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
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Onzy Matthews
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas
American jazz trumpeter
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John Lewis
John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
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Gil Evans
Gil Evans
American pianist
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Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Daniel Humair
Daniel Humair
Swiss drummer and painter
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Maggie Nicols
Maggie Nicols
British musician and dancer
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Benny Golson
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (born 1929)
Jef Gilson
French musician

Jef Gilson

Intro
French musician
Genres
Music

Jef Gilson (born 25 July 1926 in Guebwiller as Jean-François Quiévreux; died 5 February 2012) was a French pianist, arranger, composer and big band leader. "In the occupation of which he initiated groups" proved Gilson "an excellent grasp of the 'discovery' and the promotion of young talent."