Henri Renaud France

Biography

Henri Renaud (20 April 1925, Villedieu-sur-Indre – 17 October 2002, Paris[1]) was a French jazz pianist and record company executive. His styles reflected the decades when he was musically active: he played in the Swing, Bebop and Cool styles. He developed renown internationally when he served as an ensemble-organizing point-man for visiting jazz performers from the United States. [2] He moved to Paris in 1946 and established a career as a jazz pianist.