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Jean-Christophe Beney

Jean-Christophe Béney

Born: October 2, 1969

Jean-christophe Béney was born October 2nd, 1969, in Boulogne- Billancourt, near Paris. His parents being classical musicians, he was always in touch with the world of music. Nevertheless, his first great passion was drawing, and especially cartoons, which he started making as soon as he was able to read and write, and which fed his imagination all during his childhood. He discovered jazz music at the age of 9 or 10. His father conducted a big band and Jean-christophe was always in the first row during concerts. At that time he decided to start studying one of the horns, and after first thinking about trombone, he opted for saxophone

Jean-Christophe Beney

The Link

By Jean-Christophe Béney

Label: FairJazz
Released: 2010

Polychromy

By Jean-Christophe Beney

Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. Freetown 2. Choices 3. Song Hong 4. Hologram 5. Orbit 6. Parisian Hubbub 7. Easy Easily 7. Chinh's Wish

Jean-Christophe Beney: Polychromy

by Michael P. Gladstone
April 29, 2005

Following up his 1998 debut album, Tenor Joke, with a 2002 release, Cassiopee, French tenor saxophonist Jean-Christophe Beney now provides a new effort on the Canadian Effendi label. Beney's formidable bebop styling is notable for its fluency and attention to lyricism. Unlike many other “new" players, his playing doesn't employ jagged or fragmentary lines ...

Jean-Christophe B: Polychromy

by Paul Olson
March 25, 2005

French tenorist Jean-Christophe Béney plays with invention, verve and deep confidence on Polychromy, his first release since 2002's Cassiopée. Béney's got a penchant for long, measure-spanning phrases of considerable complexity--not unlike Chris Potter, and there's some Lovano in his tone and style as well. He's also a songwriter of real quality and it is the strength ...

Cassiop

By Jean-Christophe Beney

Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Darn That Dream; Black Light; Cassiop

Jean-Christophe Beney: Cassiop

by Jerry D'Souza
November 9, 2002

Jazz from outside the U.S.A. can bring in unexpected pleasures. Cassiopée offers unusual color and a marked departure from the usual parameters. This quartet of French musicians turns expectation into high satisfaction with their selection of tunes, all but one of which are originals. They start off with the medium tempo swing of “Darn That Dream." ...