1. Jean Derome was born on June 29,1955 and is a French Canadian avant-garde saxophonist, flautist, and composer.
11 Facts About Jean Derome
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Jean Derome has written scores for over 30 films and co-founded Ambiances Magnetiques, a Canadian musical collective and independent record label.
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In 1992, Jean Derome won the second annual Canadian Freddie Stone Award.
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Jean Derome was born in Montreal, Quebec on 29 June 1955.
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Jean Derome studied music theory in Montreal at Cegep de Saint-Laurent between 1972 and 1975, and flute at Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec between 1975 and 1979.
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Jean Derome taught music theory and flute in Montreal colleges between 1974 and 1983.
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In 1983 Jean Derome began playing alto saxophone with La Grande Aventure, a street band popular at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and later with two groups devoted to the music of Thelonious Monk, Mysterioso and Evidence.
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Jean Derome has collaborated with a number of other musicians, including Chris Cutler, Pierre Tanguay, Myles Boisen, Louis Sclavis and Jandek.
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In 1988, Jean Derome released his first solo album, Confitures de Gagaku, followed by six more over the next 14 years.
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Jean Derome wrote and choreographed a number of dance and theatre pieces in the early to mid-1980s, including Confitures de Gagaku for woodwinds, soprano, double bass, keyboards and percussion.
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Jean Derome is a member of Nicolas Caloia's Ratchet Orchestra, which ranges in size from 15 to 30 musicians and has performed the music of Caloia, Sun Ra, and Malcolm Goldstein.