About
Innovative jazz and classical flute player who brought the flute back into popularity during the 1960s and 1970s.
Before Fame
He was one of the first solo flautists in post-war orchestras.
Trivia
He recorded Scott Joplin rags and Gershwin and also collaborated with French jazz pianist Claude Bolling.
Family Life
He married Francoise Bacqueryrisse, a harpist, on June 7, 1947 and had two children, Isabelle and Jean-Jacques.
Associated With
He is a well known jazz flautist like Herbie Mann.
