Jean-Michel Defaye

Born August 18, 1932· Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France

† Died January 1, 2025

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Jean-Michel Defaye (18 September 1932 - 1 January 2025) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his collaboration with French poet and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré. Defaye was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, near Paris, on 18 September 1932. At aged ten he entered the Paris Conservatoire and completed his musical training in theory, piano and composition, taking in Nadi… Read more