Andre Hodeir
André Willy Hodeir, born on January 22, 1921, in Paris, France, is a violinist,
composer, and arranger. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under Olivier
Messiaen, earning first prizes in fugue, harmony, and history of music. Hodeir
then founded Jazz Groupe de Paris in 1954. His career included film music
collaborations with directors such as Georges Franju and Agnès Varda. In the
1960s, he formed his own orchestra and composed the notable piece "Anna Livia
Plurabelle" (1966). Hodeir also contributed to Jazz Hot magazine and authored
several books on jazz and classical music...
