Jacques Loussier
Jacques Loussier was a French pianist and composer. He arranged jazz interpretations of many of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, such as the Goldberg Variations. The Jacques Loussier Trio, founded in 1959, played more than 3,000 concerts and sold more than 7 million recordings—mostly in the Bach series.
Born: 26 October 1934, Angers, France
Died: 5 March 2019 (age 84 years), Blois, France
Children: Jean-Baptiste Loussier
Music group: Play Bach Trio (1959 – 2019)
I saw the trio, live, on 3 occasions. Among my personal favourites was the Italian Concerto:
Italian Concerto – Allegro
Italian Concerto – Adagio
Italian Concerto – Presto
Jazzwoche Burghausen 2007
In 1985, Loussier formed a new trio with percussionist André Arpino and double-bassist Vincent Charbonnier. In 1997 the latter role was taken over by Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac.
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