QUINCY JONES IN FRANCE
At the age of 24, Quincy Jones arrived in Paris in 1957 to study with the great masters Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. But tuition was expensive for the son of a modest Chicago family...
His musical genius enabled him to finance his studies in a very stylish way. Quincy worked as an arranger, conductor and musician, notably in the Barclay studio.
Quincy Jones’ first concert in
He appeared on dozens of French variety and jazz albums, playing alongside such iconic artists as Aznavour, Brel and Sidney Bechet !
The period 1957-1960 marked the start of an extraordinary career for the man who would become one of the greatest composers and producers of the 20th century !
