Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927 in Algiers, Algeria) isa French jazz pianist and composer, who is probably mostwidely known for the music he wrote for Jean-Luc Godard'sdebut feature film À bout de ...

Martial Solal keeps a Macintosh computer in almost every room of his house in the suburbs of Paris. "I'm crazy about those machines," Solal says. "I have five computers in the house." He uses them to ...

The Algeria-born French pianist combines serious improvising with a playful attitude on his solo recital album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Solal pulls listeners along "like a great storyteller." This ...

Oftentimes the best free players are those with a firm footing in the jazz tradition. Few have demonstrated as uncanny an ability to straddle the line between form and freedom as Martial Solal, a ...

Mr. Solal, who also wrote music for films and symphony orchestras, was revered in Europe and hailed in the United States on his rare visits there. By David A. Andelman Reporting from Paris Martial ...

Throughout its erratic history jazz music has been played and heard in many different settings. Jazz has made itself at home in riverboats, funeral marches, saloons, churches, furnished rooms and ...

French pianist Martial Solal at his home near Paris. The 83-year-old is playing at the 2010 London Jazz Festival Credit: Photo: Heathcliff O'Malley “The thing about old people is they get lazy. And ...

This is FRESH AIR. Over the years, Algerian-born French pianist Martial Solal played with jazz luminaries including Sidney Bechet, Don Byas, Stan Getz and Lee Konitz. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says ...

French pianist Martial Solal talks to Alyn Shipton about his long recording career and the Martial Solal International Piano Competition that takes place in Paris. Show more Martial Solal is one of ...

Where has French pianist Martial Solal been all of these years? Plenty of listeners asked that question as the 75-year-old taught old standards some different new tricks at the Jazz Bakery. He has ...

Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927) is a French jazz pianist and composer. Solal was born in Algiers, French Algeria, to Algerian Jewish parents. He was persuaded to study clarinet, saxophone, and ...