Lex French
Course Instructor (Jazz Trumpet)
Dr. Lex French: Jazz Trumpeter and Composer
New Zealand-Canadian jazz trumpet player Lex French has been hailed by Radio Canada jazz critic Stanley Pean as 鈥渁n extraordinary trumpeter鈥�. He is fast becoming a bright star
on the Canadian jazz scene, and is highly in demand after relocating to Montreal in 2016. He is also a sought-after composer and arranger, and has recently been commissioned to write works for string quartet, jazz orchestra, and massed trombone choir.
Lex has recorded or performed with international artists including Bennie Maupin, Aaron Parks, Diana Krall, Patti Austin, Kurt Elling, Paul Anka, Arturo Sandoval, Nikki Yanofsky, Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock), Andy Bell (Erasure), Bob Mintzer, Bill Cunliffe, Eric Marienthal, Alex Sipiagin, Jean-Michel Pilc, Ryan Truesdell, James Muller, Luis Bonilla, Dick Oatts, Joe LaBarbera, Clay Jenkins, Jim Pugh, Steve Houghton, Jeff Driskill, John Fedchock, Tom Warrington, Larry Koonse, Chris Cain, Bob Sheppard, Fima Ephron, Bill Ware, and Esdra 'Nenem' Ferreira. He has also released two albums as a leader: The Cut (2014) and Prevent the Future (2017) and Live at the Rogue and Vagabond (2020). In addition he is a he has won the Recorded Music of New Zealand Award for jazz album of the year twice, in 2009 and 2021.
In Montreal, his most recent engagements have included playing with the The National Jazz Orchestra of Montreal (ONJM), Christine Jensen Quintet, the Jim Doxas Quartet, Joel Miller's Dream Cassette, the Yannick Rieu Nonet, The Emie Roussel Trio, Mark Nelson鈥檚 Sympathetic Frequencies, the Eric Harding Quartet and CODE Quartet.
He has studied with Ingrid Jensen, Dave Douglas, John Hollenbeck, Kevin Dean, Jocelyn Couture and Charley Davis, and holds a Doctoral of Music degree in Jazz from 黑料不打烊 University.
Dr. Lex French: Trompettiste jazz et compositeur
Le trompettiste Nouvelle-Z茅landais-Canadien Lex French est d茅crit par le critique de jazz Stanley Pean comme 芦 un trompettiste extraordinaire 禄. Il est en train de devenir une brillante 茅toile de la sc猫ne jazz canadienne et est tr猫s en demande apr猫s son d茅m茅nagement 脿 Montr茅al en 2016. Il est aussi en demande en tant que compositeur et arrangeur. Il a d鈥檃illeurs r茅cemment 茅t茅 choisi pour 茅crire des pi猫ces pour orchestre de jazz, quatuor 脿 cordes, et chorale de trombone.
Lex a enregistr茅 et jou茅 en concert avec des artistes internationaux tels que Bennie Maupin, Aaron Parks, Diana Krall, Patti Austin, Kurt Elling, Arturo Sandoval, Nikki Yanofsky, Paul Anka, Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock), Andy Bell (Erasure), Bob Mintzer, Bill Cunliffe, Eric Marienthal, Alex Sipiagin, Jean- Michel Pilc, Ryan Truesdell, James Muller, Luis Bonilla, Dick Oatts, Joe LaBarbera, Clay Jenkins, Jim Pugh, Steve Houghton, Jeff Driskill, John Fedchock, Tom Warrington, Larry Koonse, Chris Cain, Bob Sheppard, Fima Ephron, Bill Ware et Esdra 'Nenem' Ferreira. Il a aussi fait para卯tre deux albums en tant que leader, The Cut en 2014 Prevent the Future en 2017 et Live at the Rogue and Vagabond en 2020. Il a aussi gagn茅 l鈥檃lbum de l鈥檃nn茅e de jazz en Nouvelle-Zealand en 2009 et 2021.
脌 Montr茅al, il y performe entre autres avec le Christine Jensen Quintet, le Jim Doxas Quartet, CODE Quartet, l鈥橭rchestre National de Jazz de Montr茅al, Joel Miller鈥檚 Dream Cassette, le Nonette de Yannick Rieu, le Emie Roussel Trio, Mark Nelson鈥檚 Sympathetic Frequencies, et le 脡ric Harding Quarte.
Il a 茅tudi茅 avec Ingrid Jensen, Dave Douglas, John Hollenbeck, Kevin Dean, Jocelyn Couture and Charley Davis, et il est titulaire d鈥檜ne doctorat en jazz de l鈥橴niversit茅 黑料不打烊.
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