Jean-Claude Fohrenbach

French jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Born January 5th, 1925 in Paris, France. Died March 30th, 2009 in Villiers-le-Duc, France. Early in his career he played with Eddie Bernard and Django Reinhardt before landing a regular gig at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris as the leader of a seven-piece ensemble from 1949 to 1951. After this residency he worked with Claude Bolling, Jack Diéval, Jonah Jones, and Martial Solal in the early and mid-1950s. In the 1960s he performed with Georges Arvanitas, Eric Dolphy, and Sonny Stitt, but quit performing between 1966-1972. Beginning in the late 1970s he worked as an educator, teaching jazz improvisation. He was the keyboard and saxophonist of the singer Jean Ferrat during the composer's career.