Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre is a French double bassist, composer, and improviser. She has performed with the greatest musicians, from the classical world to that of improvised jazz: : Georges Lewis, Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton, Daunik Lazro, Irene Scheiwzer, Bill Dixon, William Parker, Nicole Mitchell, Maggie Nicols, etc. In the US, she has worked with John Cage, who dedicated some of his work to her, like Giacinto Scelsi, Philippe Fénelon, Philippe Hersant, Steve Lacy, José Luis Campana, Betsy Jolas, Aldo Clementi... She has also worked with choreographers and dancers such as Yano, Dominique Boivin, Mathilde Monnier, Elsa Wolliaston, and Josef Nadj.
