Léon Francioli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Léon Francioli

Swiss bassist (1946-2016)

Date of Birth: 22-May-1946

Place of Birth: Lausanne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 09-Mar-2016

Profession: composer, bassist, film score composer, cellist, jazz musician

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Léon Francioli

  • Léon Francioli (22 May 1946 – 9 March 2016) was a Swiss double bass player of creative jazz. Leon Francioli became famous in Switzerland as a Jazz player, after he started to work with Beb Guérin, Pierre Favre and George Gruntz in the 70s.
  • In 1979, he played for the soundtrack of les petites figures.
  • In 1981, he established the group Sunnymoon together with Werner Lüdi, Stephan Wittwer and Fredy Studer.
  • He also played in 1980 in the albums of favre, Michel Portal and Jerry Chardonnens for Hathut Records.
  • He played also in Trio with the trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff (Triple Entente, 1982) along with Jean-François Bovard.
  • He founded in 1984 the Francioli-Bovard Orchestra and played in the Sextet of the pianist François Lindemann.
  • In 1985 he became a member of the trio of the pianist Alex Theus.
  • At the beginning of 90s, Francioli worked with Joe McPhee (Linear B) and Mario Schiano (And So On).
  • In 2007, he appeared along with Alex Theus and Daniel Bourquin in the Schaffhausen Jazz Festival.

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