Nguyên Lê

Nguyên Lê is a Vietnamese-French jazz guitarist and composer, born in Saigon in 1959 and based in Paris, who began his career in the 1980s working across jazz, rock and world-music contexts. His work blends jazz improvisation with rock, electronic production and traditional Vietnamese melodies, evolving through projects that fuse Western and Asian musical idioms and explore cross-cultural arrangements.

Releases

Miracles
Miracles
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Tales from Viêt-nam
Tales from Viêt-nam
Three Trios
Three Trios
Maghreb and Friends
Maghreb and Friends
E_L_B
E_L_B
PURPLE: Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
PURPLE: Celebrating Jimi Hendrix
Walking on the Tiger's Tail
Walking on the Tiger's Tail
Homescape
Homescape
Fragile Beauty
Fragile Beauty
Dream Flight
Dream Flight
Saiyuki
Saiyuki
Way of Life
Way of Life
Songs of Freedom
Songs of Freedom
Celebrating the Dark Side of the Moon
Celebrating the Dark Side of the Moon
Symphony no. 5 for Orchestra, Big Band and Electric Guitar / Prophecy for Accordion and Orchestra
Symphony no. 5 for Orchestra, Big Band and Electric Guitar / Prophecy for Accordion and Orchestra
Hà Nội Duo
Hà Nội Duo
Overseas
Overseas
Times of Change Vol. 2
Times of Change Vol. 2
Buio in sala
Buio in sala
Silk and Sand
Silk and Sand
Onety OneNo artwork
Onety One
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnawa World Blues

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