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Francois Richard

François Richard

Born: October 9, 1956

François Richard was born October 9, 1956. His father is a photographer and his mother a musician. François Richard inherited of a sound musical education. At the age of 10, he had the privilege to be tutored by the great master of classical music Jean-Pierre Rampal, and his student from the Conservatoire de Paris, Gail Grimstead. In 1970 he studied flute with professor Jean-Paul Major and piano at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. In his early twenties, he founded L'Orchestre Sympathique with Jean Vanasse, vibraphonist, and obtained the Premier Prix du Conseil canadien de la musique - First Prize at the Canadian Music Council

Francois Richard

Ad Infinitum

By Francois Richard

Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Intuition; Secousse cosmique; Rhodium; Ete 99; Une autre histoire; Joyeux millenaire; Apologie; Between Rain and Clouds; Scout Boots; Labyrinthe; Ad Infinitum.

Francois Richard: Ad Infinitum

by Budd Kopman
April 11, 2006

The flute often gets no respect as a jazz instrument, and even the notes to Ad Infinitum start off with a kind of apology saying that the flute has a “refined elegance and charm that make it a natural partner of the piano, and musical encounters with flute are often of the intimate, peaceful kind."

Ad Infinitum

By François Richard

Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2005