[Dixielandjazz] A fine player - info please

[John Petters]

Jeffmatthews111 at aol.com wrote:

> I recently bought a used CD of Ken Colyer playing in quartet mode back in  
> 1985 at the London Pizza Express. The clarinet player was Jean-Francois Bonnel.  
> What a very fine player he is. 
>  
> Does anyone have more information about him please.

I worked on two recording sessions with Jean-Francoise in 1986 with Wild 
Bill Davison. Dave Bennett did quite a few recordings of him at that 
time. He was a fine young player with lots of drive. He played great 
soprano saxophone. I don't know what he did after that although I heard 
he had gone into modern jazz.
John Petters
www.traditional-jazz.com