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Jean Derome (born June 29, 1955) is a French Canadian avant-garde saxophonist, flautist, and composer. A prominent figure in the Montreal musique actuelle (new music) scene, Derome has been a member of experimental, jazz, and rock groups, and has appeared on over 30 albums, including seven solo albums.
A leading light of Québec’s new music scene, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jean Derome has been regularly performing throughout Canada, the United States of America and Europe and has appeared on more than a hundred records since 1978.
A leading light of Québec’s new music scene, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jean Derome has been regularly performing throughout Canada, the United States of America and Europe and has appeared on more than a hundred records since 1978.
Ratchet Orchestra in concert at FIMAV 2014 [Photograph: Martin Morissette, Victoriaville (Québec), May 13, 2014]
Jean Derome, cofounder of Ambiances Magnetiques and one of Montreal’s most dynamic and provocative musicians, is an inspiration to all those who live in the imaginative new world of music. Derome was awarded the 1992 Freddie Stone Award. He has been an innovator in both the art and science of sound mixing.
20 de jun. de 2007 · Jean Derome. Flutist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, singer, b Montreal 29 Jun 1955. His studies 1972-5 at the St-Laurent Cegep with Michel Perrault (theory) and 1975-9 at the CMM with Jean-Paul Major (flute) and others coincided with the activities of his first important group, Nébu.
About Jean Derome. One of the most visible figures of Montreal's musique actuelle scene, saxophonist and composer Jean Derome is also one of the instigators of the music community represented by the Ambiances Magnétiques label he co-founded.
