The Jacques Loussier Trio was a French Third Stream jazz piano trio, led by pianist Jacques Loussier , that became known for its jazz interpretations of European classical music . They were colloquially known in France as "le trio Play Bach" after the title of their first LPs.
3-420: The trio was formed in 1959 by Loussier, bass player Pierre Michelot and percussionist Christian Garros . They reworked mostly Baroque music , in particular that by Johann Sebastian Bach but also by Vivaldi and other composers, to fit their own style and instruments. The group was commercially successful but less popular with critics and jazz purists. They toured Germany in 1966. In 1985, Loussier formed
6-415: 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 . This article about a French band or other musical ensemble is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pierre Michelot Pierre Michelot (3 March 1928 – 3 July 2005) was a French jazz double bass player and arranger. Michelot
9-855: Was born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis , Paris on 3 March 1928. He studied piano from 1936 until 1938. He switched to playing bass at the age of sixteen. He played and recorded with visiting American musicians in Paris. He "played with Rex Stewart (1948), performed at Frisco's in Paris with Kenny Clarke (summer 1949), and joined Clarke in a band accompanying Coleman Hawkins (winter 1949–50), with whom he recorded; in 1949 he also recorded with Clarke in an ad hoc band led by Sidney Bechet ." Through his career he played with Django Reinhardt , Stéphane Grappelli , Don Byas , Thelonious Monk , Lester Young , Dexter Gordon , Stan Getz , Bud Powell , Zoot Sims , Dizzy Gillespie , Chet Baker . With Miles Davis he
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