Composer
Nguyen Le
French jazz guitarist
b. 1959
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1959
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Nguyên Lê (Vietnamese: Lê Thành Nguyên; born 14 January 1959) is a French jazz musician and composer of Vietnamese ancestry. His main instrument is guitar, and he also plays bass guitar and guitar synthesizer.
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.
In spring 2011 he released Songs of Freedom, an album with cover versions of pop hits from the 1970s.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; jazz guitarist; music executive; re-recording mixer; musician
- Recorded memberships
- Orchestre national de jazz
- Genres
- jazz fusion; rock music; world music
- Official website
- http://www.nguyen-le.com
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 100316121
- ISNI
- 0000000078398574
- GND ID
- 134981561
- Library of Congress ID
- no00097246
- MusicBrainz ID
- b176956b-aaa9-4bf8-bcf9-fbf728936bd9; 05b204a2-3759-4b3e-9da0-f08b8f196756
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isoar | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 100316121. Portrait: Krd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.