Discover Sessions 2000 by Jean-Michel Jarre released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Les Concerts en Chine, Vol. 1
Beijing. Jarre was invited to return to China in October 2004 to launch The Year of France, a cultural exchange between both States. Jarre’s history with China over the years, made him the most obvious ambassador to introduce French culture. For the concert setting, Jarre was offered the historic Forbidden City for the main part, and Tian
The concerts were the first performances of rock or contemporary music ever given in the People’s Republic of China. Jean-Michel Jarre wrote several new compositions for this historic occasion, including: 'Night in Shanghai', 'Laser Harp', 'Arpegiator', 'Orient Express', 'Souvenir of China', and 'Fishing Junks at Sunset', which was performed Jean-Michel Jarre, Fairlight CMI, Eminent, Oberheim OB-Xa, Moog Taurus, EMS Synthi AKS, EMS VCS 3, Linn LM-1, Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer, laser harp, Elka X-705 Frederick Rousseau, MDB Polysequencer, RSF Kobol, Yamaha CS-60, Korg Rhythm, ARP 2600I 2019 ble Jarre utnevnt til kommandør av Æreslegionen [15] Jean-Michel André Jarre ble født i Lyon 24. august 1948, moren Francette Pejot, var en fransk motstandsmedlem og overlevende konsentrasjonsleirene, og Maurice Jarre. Hans bestemor var jødisk. Da Jarre var fem, skilte foreldrene seg, og faren flyttet til USA og etterlot ham hos moren.
1 er concert en Chine d'un artiste européen ! Meme si je n'aime pas trop les versions live des morceaux interprétés lors de ces dates en Chine ( titres mal choisis, mauvais son, pas assez de rythme ) il s'agit quand meme d'une tournée symbolique que Jarre a realisé en 1981 : ce fut en effet le 1 er artiste européen a etre diffusé sur les I0H9C.