Lê Quan Ninh
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Lê Quan Ninh (born Paris, 1961)[1] is a French percussionist active in contemporary music and free improvisation.
He began studying piano at the age of 7, but turned towards percussion as a teenager. When he was 16, he entered the National Conservatory in Versailles. During this time he discovered free jazz. After graduating, he taught percussion for 3 years at a conservatory in Bondy, France while performing with contemporary music, dance, and theater groups often using self-taught techniques and found objects in his improvisation.
In the 1980s Ninh collaborated with Daunik Lazro, Michel Doneda, Serge Pey, Peter Kowald, Butch Morris, and Nicolas Peskine's Compagnie du Hasard.
In 1992 Ninh founded the Association La Flibuste which organized and presented improvisational artistic events across genres. He was a member of the multi-media percussion ensemble Quatuor Helios and, along with cellist Martine Altenburger, a founder of the ensemble]h[iatus.
Selected works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A propos – Lê Quan Ninh". lequanninh.net (in French). Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Khazam, Rahma (March 1998). "Lê Quan Ninh | Anarchic oscillations". The Wire. No. 169. p. 13. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Bivins, Jason (22 September 2003). "Dusted Reviews: Lê Quan Ninh - Le Ventre Négatif". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2003. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Lê Quan Ninh discography at Discogs
- Lê Quan Ninh's biography on the European Free Improvisation blog at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 January 2022)
- FMP releases
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