Lê Quan Ninh
Lê Quan Ninh (born Paris, 1961) is a French percussionist active in contemporary music and free improvisation. He began studying piano at the age of 5, but turned towards percussion as a teenager. When he was 16, he entered the National Conservatory in Versailles. During this time he discovered free jazz. After graduating, he taught percussion for 3 years at a conservatory in Bondy, France while performing with contemporary music, dance, and theater groups often using self-taught techniques and found objects in his improvisation. In the 1980s Ninh collaborated with Daunik Lazro, Michel Doneda, Serge Pey , Peter Kowald, Butch Morris, and Nicolas Peskine's "Compagnie du Hasard". In 1992 Ninh founded the "Association La Flibuste" which organized and presented improvisational artistic events across genres. He is a member of the multi-media percussion ensemble "Quatuor Helios" and, along with cellist Martine Altenburger, a founder of the .