Nguyên Lê

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Also known as Le Thanh Nguyen Genres Jazz, Jazz fusion		Role Musician · nguyen-le.com Name Nguyen Le


Born 14 January 1959 (age 65) Paris, France ( 1959-01-14 ) Occupation(s) Musician Composer Bandleader Arranger Instruments Guitar, Bass, guitar synthesizer Website www.nguyen-le.com/Site_Nu/Bio_US.html Albums celebrating The Dark Side Of T, Tales from Viet‑nam, Homescape, Saiyuki, Three Trios Similar People Huong Thanh, Paolo Fresu, Celine Bonacina, Michel Benita, Dhafer Youssef Profiles Myspace
Music director Sheitan, Saigon Eclipse

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Nguyên Lê (Vietnamese: Lê Thành Nguyên; born 14 January 1959 in Paris, France) is a French Jazz musician and Composer of Vietnamese ancestry. His main instrument is guitar, and he also plays electric bass guitar and guitar synthesizer.

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He has released numerous albums, both 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.

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In spring 2011 he released Songs of Freedom, an album with cover versions of pop hits from the 1970s.

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Current Projects/Bands

Nguyên Lê Nguyn L Knstler ACT Music In the spirit of jazz

Nguyên Lê Trio

Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements;

Michel Alibo: electric bass;

Karim Ziad: drums, percussion;

Nguyên Lê "The Jimi Hendrix Project"

Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements;

Cathy Renoir: vocals;

Michel Alibo or Linley Marthe: electric bass;

Karim Ziad or Francis Lassus: drums, percussion;

Nguyên Lê "Purple"

Nguyên Lê: guitars;

Michel Alibo: electric bass;

Terri Lyne Carrington: drums, vocals;

Aïda Khann: vocals;

Corin Curschellas: vocals;

Me'shell Ndegeocello: electric bass;

Karim Ziad: percussion;

Bojan Zulfikarpasic: piano;

Huong Thanh & Nguyên Lê - "Dragonfly"

Huong Thanh: vocals;

Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements;

Hao Nhien: traditional instrument zither;

Dan Bau: flute, percussion;

François Verly: percussion, synthesizer;

Michel Alibo: electric bass;

Joël Allouche: drums/percussion;

Nguyên Lê Quartett:

Nguyen Le: guitars

Paul McCandless: saxophone, clarinet;

Art Lande: piano;

Jamey Haddad: percussion;

ELB (Erskine - Lê - Benita)

Peter Erskine: drums;

Nguyên Lê: guitars, guitar synthesizer;

Michel Benita: acoustic bass;

Nguyên Lê "Songs of Freedom":

Nguyen Le: guitars, laptop

Himiko Paganotti: vocals

Illya Amar: vibes/electronics

Romain Labaye: bass, vocals

Stephane Galland/Gergo Borlai: drums

Nguyen Lê "Celebrating dark side of the moon" :

Nguyen Lê : guitars, electronics, arrangements

Youn Sun Nah : vocals

Michael Gibbs : orchestrations and arrangements on 04, 14 & 15

Gary Husband : Drums

Jürgen Attig : electric bass

NDR Big band is conducted by Jörg Achim Keller

Solo Albums

1990: Miracles (Musidisc), with Art Lande, Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine

1992: Zanzibar (Musidisc), with Paul McCandless, Joël Allouche et al.

1995: Million Waves (ACT), The Nguyên Lê Trio including with Bassist Dieter Ilg and drummer Danny Gottlieb

1996: Tales From Vietnam (ACT), with Huong Thanh, Hao Nhien, Paolo Fresu, Trilok Gurtu, Simon Spang-Hanssen, Michel Benita etc.

1997: Three Trios (ACT)

1998: Maghreb & Friends (ACT)

1999: Moon And Wind (ACT), with Huong Thanh

2000: Bakida (ACT), The Nguyên Lê Trio including with bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons and drummer Tino di Geraldo featuring Carles Benavent

2002: Purple – Celebrating Jimi Hendrix (ACT)

2005: Walking On The Tiger's Tail (ACT), Nguyên Lê Quartett including with Paul McCandless, Art Lande and Jamey Haddad

2006: Homescape (ACT), duos with Paolo Fresu and Dhafer Youssef

2007: Fragile Beauty (ACT), with Huong Thanh

2009: Saiyuki (ACT)

2011: Songs Of Freedom (ACT)

2012: Purple (ACT)

2014: Celebrating Dark Side Of The Moon (ACT)

2017: Hà Nội Duo (ACT), featuring Paolo Fresu

Collaborations

Within Ultramarine

1985: Programme Jungle (Bloomdido)

1989: Dé (America Records)

2007: E Si Mala (Universal Music France)

With Safy Boutella

1992: Mejnoun (Indigo)

Within Andy Emler Mega Octet

1992: Head Games (Label Bleu)

With François Moutin and André Ceccarelli

1993: Init (Phonogram), featuring Bob Berg

With Paolo Fresu

1998: Angel (BMG France/RCA Victor)

2012: Cinquant'Anni Suonati - 2 (Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A.)

With Dhafer Youssef

1999: Malak Enja Records, including with Markus Stockhausen, Renaud Garcia-Fons and Jatinder Thakur

Within ELB, including with Peter Erskine and Michel Benita

2001: E_L_B (ACT)

2008: Dream Flight (ACT), featuring Stéphane Guillaume – tenor & soprano saxophones

Within Uri Caine Ensamble

2006: Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart (Winter & Winter)

2009: The Othello Syndrome (Winter & Winter)

With Romano Sclavis Texier + Enrico Rava, Nguyên Lê, Bojan Z

2012: 3+3 (Label Bleu)

With Cæcilie Norby, Lars Danielsson and Leszek Możdżer

2013: Silent Ways (ACT)

Nguyên Lê Biografie Nguyn L Artists ACT Music In the spirit of jazz

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Songs

Thuong Ve Co DoQuang Le - Nguyen Le_Ai cho toi tinh yeu · 2014
Pastime ParadiseSongs of Freedom · 2011
In a Gadda da VidaSongs of Freedom · 2011

References

Nguyên Lê Wikipedia

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Contents

Nguy n l ng h ng quang like mountain birds

Current Projects/Bands

Solo Albums

Collaborations

Songs

References