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François Couturier

フランソワ・クチュリエ　/　ふらんそわ・くちゅりえ

Composer from France

February 5, 1950 (age 76)　・　Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret, France

Loiret
composer
jazz musician
pianist

My Take

François Couturier represents a strain of European jazz I deeply love, the kind that prizes restraint over fireworks. Born in 1950 near Orléans, this French pianist and composer works in a tradition that feels cooler and more introspective than its American cousin, full of space and quiet intelligence. Artists like him rarely top charts, but they reward attentive listeners with music that lingers. The fact that he maintains his own site tells me he keeps shaping his world on his own terms. I respect that integrity enormously; his is the sort of patient, inward artistry that ages beautifully.

Overview

François Couturier (born 2 May 1950 in Fleury-les-Aubrais, Orléans) is a French jazz pianist.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): François Couturier
Name (Japanese): フランソワ・クチュリエ
Reading: ふらんそわ・くちゅりえ
Born: February 5, 1950 (age 76)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Tiger
Origin: Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / jazz musician / pianist / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.francois-couturier.fr
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8

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