Orchestre National de Jazz

Orchestre National de Jazz is a French orchestra that was created by French Ministry of Culture in 1986. It has had 12 musical and artistic directors, more than 200 soloists and recorded 33 albums. Orchestre National de Jazz won the Victoires du Jazz in 2009 and 2020, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2012 for the album Shut Up And Dance composed by John Hollenbeck.

Members

ONJ François Jeanneau - 1986

François Jeanneau – soprano and tenor saxophones, musical direction
Éric Barret, Jean-Louis Chautemps, Richard Foy, Pierre-Olivier Govin, Bruno Rousselet – saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoon
François Chassagnite, Michel Delakian, Christian Martinez, Éric Mula – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jean-Louis Damant, Denis Leloup, Yves Robert – trombone
Didier Havet – tuba
Andy Emler – keyboards, synthesizers
Denis Badault – piano, synthesizers
François Verly – vibraphone, marimba, percussions
Marc Ducret – electric guitar
Michel Benita – double bass, electric bass
Aaron Scott – drums

ONJ Antoine Hervé - 1987 to 1989

Antoine Hervé – piano, musical direction
Francis Bourrec, Gilbert Dall'anese, Laurent Dehors, Pierre-Olivier Govin, Alain Hatot, Jean-Pierre Solves –saxophones
Michel Delakian, Antoine Illouz, Christian Martinez, Philippe Slominski – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jacques Bolognesi, Bernard Camoin, Glenn Ferris, Denis Leloup, Gilles Salommez – trombone
Patrice Petitdidier – french horn
Didier Havet – tuba
Philippe Guez – keyboards
Pierre-Michel Balthazar, François Verly – percussions
Nguyên Lê – electric guitar
Jean-Marc Jafet, Étienne M'Bappé, François Moutin – double bass, electric bass
André Ceccarelli, Mokhtar Samba – drums

ONJ Claude Barthélemy - 1989 to 1991

Claude Barthélemy – electric guitar, musical direction
Michael Riessler, Bobby Rangell – saxophones
Jean-François Canape, Patrick Fabert – trumpet, flugelhorn
Yves Favre, Luca Bonvini – trombone
Michel Godard – tuba
Jean-Louis Matinier – accordion
Mico Nissim – piano
Serge Lazarevitch, Gérard Pansanel – electric guitar
Renaud Garcia-Fons, Jean-Luc Ponthieux – double bass, electric bass
Manuel Denizet, Christian Lété – drums

ONJ Denis Badault - 1991 to 1994

Denis Badault – piano, musical direction
Élise Caron – vocals, flute
Rémi Biet, Laurent Blumenthal, Philippe Sellam, Simon Spang-Hanssen – saxophones
Claude Égéa, Claus Stötter – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jean-Louis Pommier, Geoffroy de Masure – trombone
Didier Havet – tuba
Nedim Nalbantoglu – violin
Laurent Hoevenaers – cello
Xavier Desandre Navarre – percussions
Lionel Benhamou – electric guitar
Heiri Kaenzig, Bob Harrison – double bass, electric bass
François Laizeau – drums

ONJ Laurent Cugny - 1994 to 1997

Laurent Cugny – keyboards, musical direction
Denis Barbier – flute
Stefano Di Battista, Boris Blanchet, Pierre-Olivier Govin, Stéphane Guillaume – saxophones
Claude Égéa, Serge Plume, Claus Stötter, Pierre Drevet, Flavio Boltro– trumpet, flugelhorn
Bernard François, Jacques Peillon – french horn
Phil Abraham– trombone
Philippe Legris, Christian Laisné – tuba
Benoît de Mesmay – keyboards
Lionel Benhamou, Frédéric Favarel – electric guitar
Frédéric Monino – electric bass
Stéphane Huchard – drums

ONJ Didier Levallet - 1997 to 2000

Didier Levallet – double bass, musical direction
Chris Biscoe, Frédéric Couderc, Jean-Rémy Guédon, Richard Foy – saxophones, clarinets
Harry Beckett, Michel Feugère, Nicolas Folmer – trumpet, flugelhorn
Lionel Surin – french horn
Phil Abraham, Yves Robert – trombone
Vincent Courtois, Alain Grange – cello
Serge Lazarevitch – electric guitar
Sophia Domancich – piano
François Laizeau, Ramón López [fr] –drums

ONJ Paolo Damiani - 2000 to 2002

Paolo Damiani – cello, musical direction
François Jeanneau soprano saxophone, flute, musical codirection
Javier Girotto, Christophe Monniot, Thomas de Pourquery, Jean-Marc Larché – saxophones
Médéric Collignon, Alain Vankenhove – pocket trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn
Gianluca Petrella, Guéorgui Kornazov – trombone
Didier Havet – tuba, sousaphone
Régis Huby – violin
Olivier Benoit, Manu Codjia – electric guitar
Paul Rogers [fr] – double bass
Christophe Marguet – drums
Laure Donnat – vocals

ONJ Claude Barthélemy - 2002 to 2005

Claude Barthélemy – electric guitar, oud, musical direction
Philippe Lemoine, Vincent Mascart – saxophones
Médéric Collignon, Geoffroy Tamisier – pocket trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn
Sébastien Llado, Jean-Louis Pommier, Pascal Benech – trombone, bass trombone
Didier Ithursarry – accordion
Vincent Limouzin – vibraphone, marimba
Alexis Thérain – electric guitar
Nicolas Mahieux, Olivier Lété – double bass, electric bass
Jean-Luc Landsweerdt – drums

ONJ Franck Tortiller - 2005 to 2008

Franck Tortiller – vibraphone, musical direction
Éric Séva – saxophones
Jean Gobinet – trumpet, bugle
Jean-Louis Pommier – trombone
Michel Marre – tuba
Vincent Limouzin – vibraphone, marimba
Yves Torchinsky – double-bass
Patrice Héral – drums, vocals

Close to Heaven program:

David Pouradier-Duteil –drums

Xavier Garcia – samples, electronics

Sentimental 3/4 program:

Herbert Joos – trumpet, bugle
Bruno Wilhelm – saxophones
Éric Bijon – accordion

Électrique program:

Joël Chausse – trumpet, bugle
Claude Gomez – samples, electronics

ONJ Daniel Yvinec - 2009 to 2013

Daniel Yvinec – artistic direction
Joce Mienniel – flutes, electronics
Antonin-Tri Hoang , Matthieu Metzger, Rémi Dumoulin– saxophones, clarinets
Guillaume Poncelet, Sylvain Bardiau – trumpet, flugelhorn
Vincent Lafont – keyboards, electronics
Ève Risser – piano, prepared piano, flute
Pierre Perchaud – electric guitar
Sylvain Daniel – electric bass
Yoann Serra – drums

ONJ Olivier Benoit, 2014 to 2017

Olivier Benoit – electric guitar, artistic direction
Jean Dousteyssier – clarinet
Alexandra Grimal, Hugues Mayot, Robin Fincker, Christophe Monniot – saxophones
Fidel Fourneyron – trombone
Fabrice Martinez – trumpet, flugelhorn
Théo Ceccaldi – violin, viola
Sophie Agnel – piano, prepared piano
Paul Brousseau – keyboards
Bruno Chevillon, Sylvain Daniel – double bass, electric bass
Éric Échampard – drums

ONJ Frédéric Maurin - 2019 to 2024

Frédéric Maurin – artistic direction

Dancing in Your Head(s) program (2019)

Orchestration Fred Pallem

Jean-Michel Couchet, Anna-Lena Schnabel, Julien Soro, Fabien Debellefontaine – saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Fabien Norbert, Susana Santos Silva – trumpet, flugelhorn
Mathilde Fèvre – french horn
Daniel Zimmermann, Judith Wekstein – trombone, bass trombone
Bruno Ruder – keyboards
Pierre Durand – electric guitar
Frédéric Maurin – electric guitar, direction
Sylvain Daniel – electric bass
Rafaël Koerner – drums
Tim Berne (guest) – alto saxophone

Rituels program (2019)

Compositions Ellinoa, Sylvaine Hélary, Leïla Martial, Grégoire Letouvet, Frédéric Maurin

Ellinoa, Leïla Martial, Linda Oláh, Romain Dayez – vocals
Catherine Delaunay – clarinet, basset horn
Julien Soro, Fabien Debellefontaine – saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Fabien Norbert, Susana Santos Silva – trumpet, flugelhorn
Christiane Bopp – trombone
Didier Havet – tuba
Elsa Moatti, Guillaume Roy – violin, viola
Juliette Serrad – cello
Bruno Ruder – piano
Stéphan Caracci – vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel
Raphaël Schwab – double bass
Rafaël Koerner – drums
Frédéric Maurin – direction

Dracula young audience show (2019)

Texts – Estelle Meyer, Milena Csergo, Julie Bertin, Romain Maron

Composition – Grégoire Letouvet, Frédéric Maurin

Staging – Julie Bertin / artistic collaboration: Yan Tassin

Estelle Meyer, Milena Csergo, Manika Auxire, Camille Constantin, Pauline Deshons – actresses
Fanny Ménégoz – flute
Julien Soro, Fabien Debellefontaine, Guillaume Christophel – saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Quentin Ghomari – trumpet, flugelhorn
Mathilde Fèvre – french horn
Christiane Bopp – trombone
Christelle Séry – electric guitar
Raphaël Schwab – double bass
Rafaël Koerner – drums

Ex Machina program (2022)

Composition – Steve Lehman, Frédéric Maurin

Fanny Ménégoz – flute
Catherine Delaunay – clarinet, basset horn
Steve Lehman – alto saxophone, electronics
Julien Soro – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Fabien Debellefontaine – baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute
Fabien Norbert – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Daniel Zimmermann – trombone
Christiane Bopp – trombone
Fanny Meteier – tuba
Bruno Ruder – piano
Chris Dingman – vibraphone
Stéphan Caracci – vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel
Sarah Murcia – double bass
Rafaël Koerner – drums
Jérôme Nika – generative electronics creation & artistic collaboration
Dionysios Papanikolaou – IRCAM electronics

Discography

1986: Orchestre National de Jazz 86 (Label Bleu)
1987: ONJ 87 (Label Bleu)
1989: ONJ 88-89 African Dream (Label Bleu)
1990: Claire (Label Bleu)
1991: Jack-Line (Label Bleu)
1992: À plus tard (Label Bleu)
1993: Monk Mingus Ellington (Label Bleu)
1994: Bouquet final (Label Bleu)
1996: In Tempo (Verve)
1996: Reminiscing (Verve)
1997: Merci, merci, merci (Verve)
1998: ONJ Express (Evidence)
1999: Séquences (Evidence)
2000: Deep Feelings (Evidence)
2002: Charmediterranéen (ECM Records)
2003: Admirabelamour (Label Bleu)
2004: La fête de l'eau (Le Chant du Monde)
2004: L'ONJ traverse le Canada, DVD (Frémeaux & Associés)
2005: Close to Heaven (Le Chant du Monde)
2007: Électrique (Le Chant du Monde)
2009: Around Robert Wyatt (Bee Jazz)
2010: Shut Up And Dance (Bee Jazz)
2012: Piazzolla! (JazzVillage)
2014: The Party (JazzVillage)
2014: Europa Paris (ONJ Records)
2015: Europa Berlin (ONJ Records)
2016: Europa Rome (ONJ Records)
2017: Europa Oslo (ONJ Records)
2018: Orchestre National de Jazz, Concert anniversaire 30 ans (ONJ Records)
2020: Dancing in Your Head(s) (ONJ Records)
2020: Rituels (ONJ Records)
2021: Dracula Adèle Maury and Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ Records)
2023: Ex Machina Steve Lehman and Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ Records - Pi Recordings)

External links

Orchestre National de Jazz at AllMusic
Orchestre National de Jazz on Bandcamp
Orchestre National de Jazz discography at Discogs
Orchestre National de Jazz discography at MusicBrainz
Orchestre National de Jazz at IMDb