François Houle (born August 17, 1961) is a Canadian jazz musician. He was born in Lachine, Quebec, and plays primarily clarinet.
François Houle | |
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| Born | August 17, 1961 Lachine, Quebec |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | 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
editAs leader
edit- Hacienda (Songlines, 1992)
- Schizosphere (Red Toucan, 1994)
- Any Terrain Tumultuous with Marilyn Crispell (Red Toucan, 1995)
- Nancali with Benoit Delbecq (Songlines, 1997)
- In the Vernacular (Songlines, 1998)
- Au Coeur Du Litige (Spool, 2000)
- Cryptology (Between the Lines, 2000)
- Dice Thrown with Benoit Delbecq (Songlines, 2002)
- Double Entendre (Earsay, 2005)
- Aerials (Drip Audio, 2006)
- La Lumiere de Pierres with Evan Parker & Benoit Delbecq (Psi, 2007)
- 9 Moments with Joelle Leandre (Red Toucan, 2007)
- Because She Hoped with Benoit Delbecq (Songlines, 2011)
- Genera (Songlines, 2012)
- Aves with Havard Wiik (Songlines, 2013)
- Sassicaia with Sea and Sky (Redshift, 2014)
- Zarabandeo with Sea and Sky (Afterday Audio, 2015)
- 14 Rue Paul Fort Paris with Joelle Leandre (Leo, 2015)
- You Have Options with Alexander Hawkins (Songlines, 2018)
As sideman
editWith Joelle Leandre
- Live @ Banlieues Bleues (Red Toucan, 1996)
- C'Est Ca (Red Toucan, 2001)
- Last Seen Headed: Live at Sons D'Hiver (Ayler, 2010)
With others
- Randy Bachman, Jazz Thing (Ranbach Music/Maximum Jazz 2004)
- Benoit Delbecq, Pursuit (Songlines, 2000)
- Paul Dolden, L'Ivresse de La Vitesse (Empreintes DIGITALes, 1994)
- Paul Dolden, Seuil de Silences (Empreintes DIGITALes, 2003)
- Scott Fields, Hornets Collage (Nuscope, 2000)
- Scott Fields, 96 Gestures (CRI, 2001)
- Jerry Granelli, Sandhills Reunion (Songlines, 2004)
- Guillermo Gregorio, Faktura (hat[now]ART, 2002)
- Eyvind Kang, Pieces of Time (Spool, 1999)
- Robert Marcel Lepage, Pee Wee et Moi (Ambiances Magnetiques, 2005)
- Samo Salamon, Unobservable Mysteries (Afterday Records, 2021)
- Ana Sokolovic & Julia Wolfe, Thirst (Redshift, 2015)
- Yitzhak Yedid, Myth of the Cave (Between the Lines, 2003)
- Yitzhak Yedid, Reflections Upon Six Images (Between the Lines, 2006)
References
edit- ^ Mark Miller, "François Houle". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
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