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Nguyên Lê
Nguyên Lê
	Nguyên Lê 2013
Background information
Also known as	Lê Hong Nguyên
Born	14 January 1959 (age 65); Paris, France
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer
Instrument	Guitar
Website	www.nguyen-le.com/Site_Nu/Bio_US.html

Nguyên Lê (Vietnamese: Lê Thành Nguyên; born 14 January 1959) is a French jazz musician and composer of Vietnamese ancestry.^[1] His main instrument is guitar, and he also plays bass guitar and guitar synthesizer.^[2]

He has released albums as a leader and as a sideman. His 1996 album Tales from Viêt-Nam blends jazz and traditional Vietnamese music. Nguyên Lê has performed with Randy Brecker, Vince Mendoza, Eric Vloeimans, Carla Bley, Michel Portal, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Per Mathisen, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, Trilok Gurtu, Paolo Fresu and Dhafer Youssef.^[3]

In spring 2011 he released Songs of Freedom, an album with cover versions of pop hits from the 1970s.

Bands

Nguyên Lê Trio
- Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements
- Michel Alibo: electric bass
- Karim Ziad: drums, percussion
Nguyên Lê "Jimi's back"
- Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements
- Himiko Paganotti: vocals
- Romain Labaye: bass guitar
- Gergő Borlai: drums
Nguyên Lê "Purple"
- Nguyên Lê: guitars
- Michel Alibo:bass guitar
- Terri Lyne Carrington: drums, vocals
- Aïda Khann: vocals
- Corin Curschellas: vocals
- Me'shell Ndegeocello: bass guitar
- Karim Ziad: percussion
- Bojan Zulfikarpasic: piano
Huong Thanh & Nguyên Lê - "Dragonfly"
- Huong Thanh: vocals
- Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements
- Hao Nhien: traditional instrument zither
- Dan Bau: flute, percussion
- François Verly: percussion, synthesizer
- Michel Alibo: bass guitar
- Joël Allouche: drums/percussion
Nguyên Lê Quartett:
- Nguyen Le: guitars
- Paul McCandless: saxophone, clarinet
- Art Lande: piano
- Jamey Haddad: percussion
ELB (Erskine - Lê - Benita)
- Peter Erskine: drums
- Nguyên Lê: guitars, guitar synthesizer
- Michel Benita: double bass
Nguyên Lê "Songs of Freedom":
- Nguyen Le: guitars, laptop
- Himiko Paganotti: vocals
- Illya Amar: vibes/electronics
- Romain Labaye: bass, vocals
- Stephane Galland/Gergo Borlai: drums
Nguyen Lê & the Dark Side Nine (Celebrating Dark Side of the Moon)
- Nguyen Lê: guitars, electronics, arrangements
- Himiko Paganotti: vocals
- Illya Amar: vibes & electronics
- Gergo Borlai: drums
- Romain Labaye: bass guitar
- Stéphane Guillaume: tenor and soprano sax
- Sylvain Gontard: trumpet
- Celine Bonacina: baritone and alto sax
- Daniel Zimmermann: trombone
Nguyên Lê Streams Quartet
- Illya Amar: vibes & electronics
- Chris Jennings: bass
- John Hadfield: drums and percussion

Discography

As leader

1990: Miracles (Musidisc), with Art Lande, Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine
1992: Zanzibar (Musidisc), with Paul McCandless, Joël Allouche
1995: Million Waves (ACT), with Dieter Ilg and drummer Danny Gottlieb
1996: Tales from Vietnam (ACT), with Huong Thanh, Hao Nhien, Paolo Fresu, Trilok Gurtu, Simon Spang-Hanssen, Michel Benita
1997: Three Trios (ACT)
1998: Maghreb & Friends (ACT)
1999: Moon and Wind (ACT), with Huong Thanh
2000: Bakida (ACT), with Renaud Garcia-Fons and Tino di Geraldo featuring Carles Benavent
2002: Purple – Celebrating Jimi Hendrix (ACT)
2005: Walking on the Tiger's Tail (ACT) with Paul McCandless, Art Lande and Jamey Haddad
2006: Homescape (ACT), duos with Paolo Fresu and Dhafer Youssef
2007: Fragile Beauty (ACT), with Huong Thanh
2009: Saiyuki (ACT)
2011: Songs of Freedom (ACT)
2014: Celebrating Dark Side of the Moon (ACT)
2017: Hà Nội Duo (ACT), featuring Ngo Hong Quang
2019: Streams (ACT)

As sideman

With Safy Boutella

1992: Mejnoun (Indigo)

Within Uri Caine Ensamble

2006: Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart (Winter & Winter)
2009: The Othello Syndrome (Winter & Winter)

Within ELB, including with Peter Erskine and Michel Benita

2001: ELB (ACT)
2008: Dream Flight (ACT), featuring Stéphane Guillaume

Within Andy Emler Mega Octet

1992: Head Games (Label Bleu)

With Paolo Fresu

1998: Angel (BMG France/RCA Victor)
2012: Cinquant'Anni Suonati – 2 (Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A.)

With François Moutin and André Ceccarelli

1993: Init (Phonogram), featuring Bob Berg

With Cæcilie Norby, Lars Danielsson, and Leszek Możdżer

2013: Silent Ways (ACT)

With Romano/Sclavis/Texier + Enrico Rava, Bojan Z

2012: 3+3 (Label Bleu)

Within Ultramarine

1985: Programme Jungle (Bloomdido)
1989: Dé (America)
2007: E Si Mala (Universal Music France)

With Dhafer Youssef

1999: Malak (Enja), including with Markus Stockhausen, Renaud Garcia-Fons, and Jatinder Thakur

With Tùng Dương

2013: Độc đạo (Dihavina)

References

^ Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette Vietnam 2012-13 - 2012- Page 74 "Compositeurs contemporains : Nguyên Lê. Né à Paris en 1959 de parents vietnamiens : « J'ai oublié le vietnamien en commençant l'école."
^ "Musician Nguyen Le Biography - allaboutjazz.com".
^ "Nguyen Le - jazz guitar - Eer-Music.com".