Hector Zazou

Pierre Job known professionnally as Hector Zazou (11 July 1948 – 8 September 2008) when he first came to international attention as part of ZNR, a duo with Joseph Racaille, where both played electric keyboards. Their 1976 debut album Barricade 3 was notable for its “strong Satie influence, stripped to minimal essentials, everything counts”. Zazou’s Long-time collaborators included trumpeter Mark Isham; guitarist Lone Kent; cellist and singer Caroline Lavelle; trumpeter Christian Lechevretel, who appeared on all of his albums after Sahara Blue; clarinetist and flutist Renaud Pion, who appeared on all of his albums since his record production work with Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses in 1991. He also often worked with drummer Bill Rieflin Japanese recording artist Ryuichi Sakamoto. His discography demonstrated his affinity for cross-cultural collaborations, and incorporated modern techniques and sounds in re-recordings of traditional material. His groundbreaking 1983 album Noir et blanc with Congolese singer Bony Bikaye released under the banner “Zazou/Bikaye”, garnered a lot of international attention, and is widely recognized as one of the earliest and most impressive experiments