Nguyên Lê
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Nguyên Lê is a Serbian jazz pianist...
: 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
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: percussion;
- ELB (Erskine - Lê - Benita)
- Peter Erskine: drums;
- Nguyên Lê: guitars, guitar synthesizer;
- Michel BenitaMichel Benitaright|thumb|Michel Benita at a jazz festival in 2008Michel Benita is a double bass player, prominent in jazz music since 1980's. He moved to Paris in 1981 and became one of the major discoveries in European jazz scene. Among others, he played with Aldo Romano, Marc Ducret, Martial Solal, Lee...
: acoustic bass;
Discography
- 2011 CD Songs of Freedom
- 2009 CD Saiyuki
- 2008 CD Dream Flight ELB (Erskine - Lê - Benita) with Stéphane Guillaume – tenor & soprano saxophones
- 2007 CD Fragile Beauty Huong Thanh & Nguyên Le
- 2006 CD Homescape Duos with Paolo FresuPaolo FresuPaolo Fresu is a trumpet and flugelhorn jazz player, as well as an arranger of music, and music composer.-Career:Fresu was born in Berchidda, Sardinia. He picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the band Bernardo de Muro in his home town Berchidda...
& Dhafer YoussefDhafer YoussefDhafer Youssef is a composer, singer and oud player. He developed an interest in jazz at an early age and clandestinely listened to it during his education at a Qur'anic school. He later left Tunisia to start a jazz career and has lived in Europe since 1990, usually in Paris or Vienna. He also... - 2005 CD Walking on the Tiger's Tail (Nguyên Lê Quartett)
- 2002 CD Purple – Celebrating Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
- 2001 CD E_L_B ELB (Erskine - Lê - Benita)
- 2000 CD Bakida (with bassist Renaud Garcia-FonsRenaud Garcia-FonsRenaud Garcia-Fons is a French double-bass player and composer, notable for his customised 5-stringed bass.-Career:Garcia-Fons' father is the painter Pierre Garcia-Fons, and his family is of Catalonian origin...
and drummer Tino di Geraldo et al.) - 1999 CD Moon and Wind im Duo mit Huong Thanh
- 1998 CD Maghreb & Friends
- 1997 CD 3 Trios
- 1996 CD Tales from Vietnam (with Huong Thanh, Hao Nhien, Paolo FresuPaolo FresuPaolo Fresu is a trumpet and flugelhorn jazz player, as well as an arranger of music, and music composer.-Career:Fresu was born in Berchidda, Sardinia. He picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the band Bernardo de Muro in his home town Berchidda...
, Trilok Gurtu, Simon Spang-Hanssen, Michel BenitaMichel Benitaright|thumb|Michel Benita at a jazz festival in 2008Michel Benita is a double bass player, prominent in jazz music since 1980's. He moved to Paris in 1981 and became one of the major discoveries in European jazz scene. Among others, he played with Aldo Romano, Marc Ducret, Martial Solal, Lee...
etc.) - 1995 CD Million Waves (Nguyên Lê -Trio) (with Bassist Dieter Ilg and drummer Danny GottliebDanny GottliebDanny Gottlieb is a freelance drummer who has performed as part of the Pat Metheny Group and Mahavishnu Orchestra. He is also a member of the University of North Florida jazz faculty, where he teaches as a fulltime Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies.- Biography :Danny graduated from the...
) - 1992 CD Zanzibar (with Paul McCandless, Joël Allouche et al.).
- 1992 CD Safy BoutellaSafy BoutellaSafy Boutella is an Algerian jazz musician, who plays both bass guitar and synthesizer.He is the father of famous dancer Sofia Boutella.- Discography :Studio albums*Kutché - with Khaled...
: MejnounMejnounMejnoun is an album by the Algerian musician and composer Safy Boutella, that was released in 1992 on the Indigo record label. -Track listing:# "Sud" — 4:09# "Orient" — 8:20# "Nomade" — 5:25# "Shiria" — 5:23... - 1990 first solo CD Miracles (with Marc Johnson and Peter ErskinePeter ErskinePeter Erskine is an American jazz drummer and composer. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as a session drummer, recording and touring with many famous jazz and rock artists, including Steely Dan and Weather Report...
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External links
- Nguyen Le (official site)
- "French-Vietnamese Guitarist Breaks Barriers : For Nguyen Le, More the Merrier", New York Times, January 17, 2001.
- Nguyen Lé Interview, allaboutjazz.com.
- Nguyen Le, MySpace