FRANÇOIS CARRIER
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Related Soundtracks • Canada

Born: June 5, 1961    Instrument: Sax, alto Alto and soprano saxophonist, composer and improviser François Carrier was awarded the Juno Award for “Best Contemporary Jazz Album” in March 2001 for his Compassion album on Naxos Jazz. In his 30 years musical career François has played in numerous jazz festivals around the world, including the “Festival de Jazz de Montreux”, the “Jazz à Vienne” in France, the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Jazzmandu Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Vancouver Jazz Festival, to name a few. In 2002 François stayed six months in the Quebec Studio in Rome, where he composed new works and got acquainted with the Italian musical milieu. So far, François has released more than 19 CDs widely acclaimed from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the Far East on labels such as Justin-Time Records, Spool Records, Leo Records (UK), Ayler Records (Sweden), Naxos Jazz, 482 Music read more...