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Michel Portal
Classically trained clarinetist, saxophonist and composer Michel Portal has
distinguished himself as a promoter of free jazz and free improvisation in
France. Born in Bayonne on November 27, 1935, he won first prize at the Paris
Conservatoire in 1959, and went on to win several competitions, including the
Geneva International Competition in 1963. However, instead of the concert career
that awaited him, the musician who recorded contemporary scores with Pierre
Boulez and the Musique Vivante ensemble, and accompanied chanson stars such as
Barbara, Claude Nougaro and Serge Gainsbour...
