Henri Texier

French musician

Born: 27 January 1945
Viry-Châtillon
Country: France
Active: 1960–
Record labels: Label Bleu
Discography: 2 albums

Biography

Henri Texier is a jazz musician who plays double bass and bass instrument. Henri Texier was born on 27 January 1945 in Viry-Châtillon. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Label Bleu. The discography here lists 2 albums, from “Paris-Batignolles” (2013) to “Concert anniversaire 30 ans de Label Bleu” (2017).

Henri Texier (French: [ɑ̃ʁi tɛksje]; born 27 January 1945) is a French jazz double bassist. At the age of sixteen, fascinated by the double bass, Texier became a self-taught bassist, crediting Wilbur Ware most as an influence. He formed his first group with Georges Locatelli, Alain Tabar-Nouval, Jean-Max Albert, and Klaus Hagel, inspired by the music of Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman. In spite of an almost absence of recorded documents this group represents one of the first expressions of free jazz in France (1965). From 1968 to 1972, Texier was a member of Phil Woods and his European Rhythm Machine, along with George Gruntz, Gordon Beck and Daniel Humair. Throughout the 1970s, Texier remained active in Europe on the jazz scene, performing with musicians such as John Abercrombie and Didier Lockwood, among others. In 1982, he formed a quartet with Louis Sclavis.

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