Jean-Christian Michel

Jean-Christian Michel is a composer of music inspired by classical music of Johann Sebastian Bach and jazz. He plays the clarinet, piano and church organ.

Jean-Christian Michel has received 3 diamond discs, 7 platinum discs and 10 golden discs.He is a "Full Member" of the SACEM (association of composers and music publishers to protect copyright and royalties).He received the prize for "Sciences and Culture" at the Sorbonne, Paris, France, awarded by a jury consisting of six Nobel prize winners.

The famous drummer Kenny Clarke played and recorded with Jean-Christian Michel during 10 years.

On the other hand, Jean-Christian Michel is a climber. He was to climb the "first" of Tawesche, in the Himalayas with Yannick Seigneur, the famous conqueror of Makalu.

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

External links

* [http://www.jean-christian-michel.com Jean-Christian MICHEL's official site. Jean-Christian MICHEL : Jazz and sacred music on the clarinet ]