Jean-Michel Defaye
 Jean-Michel Defaye (born 1932) is a French pianist composer arranger and conductor known for his collaboration with French poet and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré.He was born in Saint-Mandé Val-de-Marne near Paris on 18 September 1932. Aged ten he entered the Paris Conservatoire and completed his musical training in theory piano and composition taking in Nadia Boulanger's accompaniment class.