François Houle
François Houle (born August 17, 1961) is a Canadian jazz reedist. He was born in Lachine, Quebec, and plays primarily clarinet and soprano saxophone.
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Born | Lachine, Quebec | August 17, 1961
Genres | Jazz |
Instruments | Saxophone, clarinet |
Houle studied music formally at McGill University from 1980 to 1984 and then at Yale University from 1985 to 1987, after which he pursued a career in jazz, studying under Steve Lacy.[1] He lived in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1990. His album for Songlines Records, In the Vernacular: The Music of John Carter, was nominated for a Juno Award in 1999 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
Discography
- 1992: Hacienda (Songlines)
- 1994: Schizophere (Red Toucan)
- 1995: Any Terrain Tomoulous with Marilyn Crispell
- 1996: Live at Banlieues Bleues (Red Toucan)
- 1998: In the Vernacular – The Music of John Carter (Songlines, with Dave Douglas and Mark Dresser)
- 2000: Au Coeur du Litige (Spoil Field, 1996–2000)
- 2000: Cryptology (between the lines)
- 2006: Aerials (Drip Audio)
- 2011: Because She Hoped (Songlines, with Benoit Delbecq)
- 2013: François Houle & Håvard Wiik Aves (Songlines)
References
- Mark Miller, "François Houle". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
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