Orchestre National de Jazz is a French orchestra that was created by French Ministry of Culture in 1986. It has had 12 musical and artistic directors, more than 200 soloists and recorded 33 albums. Orchestre National de Jazz won the Victoires du Jazz in 2009 and 2020, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2012 for the album Shut Up And Dance composed by John Hollenbeck.
Members ONJ François Jeanneau - 1986 François Jeanneau – soprano and tenor saxophones, musical direction Éric Barret, Jean-Louis Chautemps, Richard Foy, Pierre-Olivier Govin, Bruno Rousselet – saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoon François Chassagnite, Michel Delakian, Christian Martinez, Éric Mula – trumpet, flugelhorn Jean-Louis Damant, Denis Leloup, Yves Robert – trombone Didier Havet – tuba – keyboards, synthesizers Denis Badault – piano, synthesizers François Verly – vibraphone, marimba, percussions Marc Ducret – electric guitar Michel Benita – double bass, electric bass Aaron Scott – drums
ONJ Antoine Hervé - 1987 to 1989 Antoine Hervé – piano, musical direction Francis Bourrec, Gilbert Dall'anese, Laurent Dehors, Pierre-Olivier Govin, Alain Hatot, Jean-Pierre Solves –saxophones Michel Delakian, Antoine Illouz, Christian Martinez, Philippe Slominski – trumpet, flugelhorn Jacques Bolognesi, Bernard Camoin, Glenn Ferris, Denis Leloup, Gilles Salommez – trombone Patrice Petitdidier – French horn Didier Havet – tuba Philippe Guez – keyboards Pierre-Michel Balthazar, François Verly – percussions Nguyên Lê – electric guitar Jean-Marc Jafet, Étienne M'Bappé, François Moutin – double bass, electric bass André Ceccarelli, Mokhtar Samba – drums
ONJ Claude Barthélemy - 1989 to 1991 Claude Barthélemy – electric guitar, musical direction Michael Riessler, Bobby Rangell – saxophones Jean-François Canape, Patrick Fabert – trumpet, flugelhorn Yves Favre, Luca Bonvini – trombone Michel Godard – tuba Jean-Louis Matinier – accordion Mico Nissim – piano Serge Lazarevitch, Gérard Pansanel – electric guitar Renaud Garcia-Fons, Jean-Luc Ponthieux – double bass, electric bass Manuel Denizet, Christian Lété – drums
ONJ Denis Badault - 1991 to 1994 Denis Badault – piano, musical direction Élise Caron – vocals, flute Rémi Biet, Laurent Blumenthal, Philippe Sellam, Simon Spang-Hanssen – saxophones Claude Égéa, Claus Stötter – trumpet, flugelhorn Jean-Louis Pommier, Geoffroy de Masure – trombone Didier Havet – tuba Nedim Nalbantoglu – violin Laurent Hoevenaers – cello Xavier Desandre Navarre – percussions Lionel Benhamou – electric guitar Heiri Kaenzig, Bob Harrison – double bass, electric bass François Laizeau – drums
ONJ Laurent Cugny - 1994 to 1997 Laurent Cugny – keyboards, musical direction Denis Barbier – flute Stefano Di Battista, Boris Blanchet, Pierre-Olivier Govin, Stéphane Guillaume – saxophones Claude Égéa, Serge Plume, Claus Stötter, Pierre Drevet, Flavio Boltro– trumpet, flugelhorn Bernard François, Jacques Peillon – French horn Phil Abraham– trombone Philippe Legris, Christian Laisné – tuba Benoît de Mesmay – keyboards Lionel Benhamou, Frédéric Favarel – electric guitar Frédéric Monino – electric bass Stéphane Huchard – drums
ONJ Didier Levallet - 1997 to 2000 Didier Levallet – double bass, musical direction Chris Biscoe, Frédéric Couderc, Jean-Rémy Guédon, Richard Foy – saxophones, clarinets Harry Beckett, Michel Feugère, Nicolas Folmer – trumpet, flugelhorn Lionel Surin – French horn Phil Abraham, Yves Robert – trombone Vincent Courtois, Alain Grange – cello Serge Lazarevitch – electric guitar Sophia Domancich – piano François Laizeau, –drums
ONJ Paolo Damiani - 2000 to 2002 Paolo Damiani – cello, musical direction François Jeanneau soprano saxophone, flute, musical codirection Javier Girotto, Christophe Monniot, Thomas de Pourquery, Jean-Marc Larché – saxophones Médéric Collignon, Alain Vankenhove – pocket trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn Gianluca Petrella, Guéorgui Kornazov – trombone Didier Havet – tuba, sousaphone Régis Huby – violin Olivier Benoit, Manu Codjia – electric guitar – double bass Christophe Marguet – drums Laure Donnat – vocals
ONJ Claude Barthélemy - 2002 to 2005 Claude Barthélemy – electric guitar, oud, musical direction Philippe Lemoine, Vincent Mascart – saxophones Médéric Collignon, Geoffroy Tamisier – pocket trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn Sébastien Llado, Jean-Louis Pommier, Pascal Benech – trombone, bass trombone Didier Ithursarry – accordion Vincent Limouzin – vibraphone, marimba Alexis Thérain – electric guitar Nicolas Mahieux, Olivier Lété – double bass, electric bass Jean-Luc Landsweerdt – drums
ONJ Franck Tortiller - 2005 to 2008 Franck Tortiller – vibraphone, musical direction Éric Séva – saxophones Jean Gobinet – trumpet, bugle Jean-Louis Pommier – trombone Michel Marre – tuba Vincent Limouzin – vibraphone, marimba Yves Torchinsky – double-bass Patrice Héral – drums, vocals Close to Heaven program:
David Pouradier-Duteil –drums Xavier Garcia – samples, electronics Sentimental 3/4 program: Herbert Joos – trumpet, bugle Bruno Wilhelm – saxophones Éric Bijon – accordion Électrique program: Joël Chausse – trumpet, bugle Claude Gomez – samples, electronics
ONJ Daniel Yvinec - 2009 to 2013 Daniel Yvinec – artistic direction Joce Mienniel – flutes, electronics Antonin-Tri Hoang, Matthieu Metzger, Rémi Dumoulin– saxophones, clarinets Guillaume Poncelet, Sylvain Bardiau – trumpet, flugelhorn Vincent Lafont – keyboards, electronics Ève Risser – piano, prepared piano, flute Pierre Perchaud – electric guitar Sylvain Daniel – electric bass Yoann Serra – drums
ONJ Olivier Benoit, 2014 to 2017 Olivier Benoit – electric guitar, artistic direction Jean Dousteyssier – clarinet Alexandra Grimal, Hugues Mayot, Robin Fincker, Christophe Monniot – saxophones Fidel Fourneyron – trombone Fabrice Martinez – trumpet, flugelhorn Théo Ceccaldi – violin, viola Sophie Agnel – piano, prepared piano Paul Brousseau – keyboards Bruno Chevillon, Sylvain Daniel – double bass, electric bass Éric Échampard – drums
ONJ Frédéric Maurin - 2019 to 2024
Frédéric Maurin – artistic direction
Dancing in Your Head(s) program (2019)
Orchestration Fred Pallem
Jean-Michel Couchet, Anna-Lena Schnabel, Julien Soro, Fabien Debellefontaine – saxophones, clarinets, flutes Fabien Norbert, Susana Santos Silva – trumpet, flugelhorn Mathilde Fèvre – French horn Daniel Zimmermann, Judith Wekstein – trombone, bass trombone Bruno Ruder – keyboards Pierre Durand – electric guitar Frédéric Maurin – electric guitar, direction Sylvain Daniel – electric bass Rafaël Koerner – drums Tim Berne (guest) – alto saxophone Rituels program (2019)
Compositions Ellinoa, Sylvaine Hélary, Leïla Martial, Grégoire Letouvet, Frédéric Maurin
Ellinoa, Leïla Martial, Linda Oláh, Romain Dayez – vocals Catherine Delaunay – clarinet, basset horn Julien Soro, Fabien Debellefontaine – saxophones, clarinets, flutes Fabien Norbert, Susana Santos Silva – trumpet, flugelhorn Christiane Bopp – trombone Didier Havet – tuba Elsa Moatti, Guillaume Roy – violin, viola Juliette Serrad – cello Bruno Ruder – piano Stéphan Caracci – vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel Raphaël Schwab – double bass Rafaël Koerner – drums Frédéric Maurin – direction Dracula young audience show (2019)
Texts – Estelle Meyer, Milena Csergo, Julie Bertin, Romain Maron
Composition – Grégoire Letouvet, Frédéric Maurin
Staging – Julie Bertin / artistic collaboration: Yan Tassin
Estelle Meyer, Milena Csergo, Manika Auxire, Camille Constantin, Pauline Deshons – actresses Fanny Ménégoz – flute Julien Soro, Fabien Debellefontaine, Guillaume Christophel – saxophones, clarinets, flutes Quentin Ghomari – trumpet, flugelhorn Mathilde Fèvre – French horn Christiane Bopp – trombone Christelle Séry – electric guitar Raphaël Schwab – double bass Rafaël Koerner – drums Ex Machina program (2022)
Composition – Steve Lehman, Frédéric Maurin
Fanny Ménégoz – flute Catherine Delaunay – clarinet, basset horn Steve Lehman – alto saxophone, electronics Julien Soro – tenor saxophone, clarinet Fabien Debellefontaine – baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute Fabien Norbert – trumpet, flugelhorn Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet Daniel Zimmermann – trombone Christiane Bopp – trombone Fanny Meteier – tuba Bruno Ruder – piano Chris Dingman – vibraphone Stéphan Caracci – vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel Sarah Murcia – double bass Rafaël Koerner – drums Jérôme Nika – generative electronics creation & artistic collaboration Dionysios Papanikolaou – IRCAM electronics
Discography 1986: Orchestre National de Jazz 86 (Label Bleu) 1987: ONJ 87 (Label Bleu) 1989: ONJ 88-89 African Dream (Label Bleu) 1990: Claire (Label Bleu) 1991: Jack-Line (Label Bleu) 1992: À plus tard (Label Bleu) 1993: Monk Mingus Ellington (Label Bleu) 1994: Bouquet final (Label Bleu) 1996: In Tempo (Verve) 1996: Reminiscing (Verve) 1997: Merci, merci, merci (Verve) 1998: ONJ Express (Evidence) 1999: Séquences (Evidence) 2000: Deep Feelings (Evidence) 2002: Charmediterranéen (ECM Records) 2003: Admirabelamour (Label Bleu) 2004: La fête de l'eau (Le Chant du Monde) 2004: L'ONJ traverse le Canada, DVD (Frémeaux & Associés) 2005: Close to Heaven (Le Chant du Monde) 2007: Électrique (Le Chant du Monde) 2009: Around Robert Wyatt (Bee Jazz) 2010: Shut Up And Dance (Bee Jazz) 2012: Piazzolla! (JazzVillage) 2014: The Party (JazzVillage) 2014: Europa Paris (ONJ Records) 2015: Europa Berlin (ONJ Records) 2016: Europa Rome (ONJ Records) 2017: Europa Oslo (ONJ Records) 2018: Orchestre National de Jazz, Concert anniversaire 30 ans (ONJ Records) 2020: Dancing in Your Head(s) (ONJ Records) 2020: Rituels (ONJ Records) 2021: Dracula Adèle Maury and Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ Records) 2023: Ex Machina Steve Lehman and Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ Records - Pi Recordings)
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