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Jacques Loussier

1934 - 2019

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Jacques Loussier (26 October 1934 – 5 March 2019) was a French pianist and composer. He arranged jazz interpretations of many of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, such as the Goldberg Variations. The Jacques Loussier Trio, founded in 1959, played more than 3,000 concerts and sold more than 7 million recordings—mostly in the Bach series. Loussier composed film scores and a number of classical pieces, including a Mass, a ballet, and violin concertos. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Loussier is the 612th most popular musician (down from 505th in 2019), the 2,690th most popular biography from France (down from 2,367th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jacques Loussier ranks 612 out of 3,175. Before him are John Sykes, Jean-Delphin Alard, Phil Lynott, Chris Martin, David Helfgott, and Felix Blumenfeld. After him are Michel Petrucciani, Ace Frehley, Vince Clarke, Carla Bley, Bulbul, and Carl W. Stalling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jacques Loussier ranks 167. Before him are Alan Bates, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Victor French, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Linda Cristal. After him are Claude Zidi, Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Pierre Clastres, Eileen Atkins, Leonard Kleinrock, and Freddie King. Among people deceased in 2019, Jacques Loussier ranks 153. Before him are Carmen Argenziano, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Gershon Kingsley, Kevin Roche, Peggy Lipton, and Achille Silvestrini. After him are Mitchell Feigenbaum, Emanuel Ungaro, Monkey Punch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Harrison Dillard, and Sogyal Rinpoche.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Loussier ranks 2,690 out of 6,770. Before him are Bonne of Artois (1396), Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (1829), Émile Littré (1801), Abraham Bosse (1604), Pierre Séguier (1588), and Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine (1740). After him are Michel Constantin (1924), Charles de Bourbon (1523), Michel Petrucciani (1962), Léon Charles Thévenin (1857), Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716), and Claude Zidi (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Jacques Loussier ranks 28. Before him are Yann Tiersen (1970), Manitas de Plata (1921), Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), Ginette Neveu (1919), Michel Sogny (1947), and Jean-Delphin Alard (1815). After him are Michel Petrucciani (1962), Paul Tortelier (1914), Zino Francescatti (1902), Pierre Rode (1774), Walter Gieseking (1895), and Claude Bolling (1930).

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