Antoine Hervé (born 20 January 1959 in Paris) is a French composer and pianist.

Antoine Hervé
Born (1959-01-20) 20 January 1959 (age 65)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Piano
Websiteantoineherve.com

Hervé studied composition at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique.[1] Between 1987 and 1989 he was director of the French National Jazz Orchestra.[1][2]

Next to musicals, soundtracks for movies and dance shows Hervé has composed a concert for trumpet and a piece for drums and orkest. During 1997 Hervé and Markus Stockhausen founded a quintet.[1]

Works edit

  • Tutti
  • Soundtrack for Un Monde Sans Pitié by Eric Rochant
  • Mr. Astaire, Musical
  • L'Opéra des Pékins
  • A Chacun Son Serpent
  • Sonate d'Automne
  • Mes Bien Chers Frères
  • Tribute to Miles Davis
  • La Maison Brûlée
  • Transit, 1994
  • Transactions
  • Mozart, La Nuit, Musical, 1997
  • Les Caprices De Morgane, Musical, 1997
  • Macadam-Macadam, Hip-Hop-Ballett, 2000/01
  • A Chacun Son Serpent, Musical, 2000/01
  • Absolute Dream

Discography edit

  • Antoine Hervé Trio, 1985 with Michel Benita and Peter Gritz
  • ONJ 87, 1987
  • African Dream, 1987
  • Paris-Zagreb, 1990
  • Hexameron, 1990 with Vinko Globokar, Louis Sclavis, György Kurtág, Andy Emler.
  • Invention Is You, 1997
  • Summertime, 2001
  • Mozart, La Nuit, 2002
  • Inside, 2003
  • I Mean You (Tribute to Thelonious Monk), 2010

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Bessières, Vincent. "Jazzmen de notre temps: Antoine Hervé". Mediatheque. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Nguyen Le". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2 April 2010.