Jean Roussel

Jean Roussel/Jean Alain Roussel
Birth nameJean Alain Roussel
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Port Louis, Mauritius
GenresClassical, Film Score, Rock, Pop, Reggae, Soul, Funk
Occupation(s)Composer, Record Producer, Musician, Keyboardist, Arranger, Engineer, Educator, "Music in Life & Sound Frequency Well-Being" Sono-Therapist

Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a Musician, Composer, Record Producer, Arranger, Educator and "Music in Life & Sound Frequency Well-Being" Sono-Therapist. [1]

He is best known for his Keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly live and in Studio with Cat Stevens[2] (e.g. "Peace Train", "Bitterblue", "Oh Very Young", "Tuesday's Dead", "Wild World", "Where Do The Children Play", "Sitting", "Catch Bull at Four", "Teaser and the Firecat", "Buddha and the Chocolate Box", and Playing and Arranging on Ghost in the Machine with The Police (e.g. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", 1981). He was also the composer of Rick Ross's Grammy-nominated (2013) "Ashamed" and Wilson Pickett's "Shameless"[clarification needed] (1979).

Roussel has worked in various capacities with many artists, including Paul Kossoff (Producer and Composer "Back Street Crawler"), Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore, Peter Frampton, Roy Buchanan, Bob Marley and the Wailers ("Natty Dread", "No Woman, No Cry","Rastaman Vibration", "Lively Up Yourself" etc ), George Harrison, John Paul Jones, Frida, Celine Dion, Elkie Brooks, Paul Rodgers, John Martyn, Alan White, Roger Glover, Ron Wood, Elkie Brooks, Cheryl Lynn, Sting, Bobby Womack, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Tim Hardin, Suzi Quatro, Don Everly, Robert Palmer, 10cc, Kevin Coyne, Luc Plamondon, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Etienne Roda-Gil, Osibisa, Jon Hendricks, John Paul Jones, Françoise Hardy, Donovan, Pappo's Blues, Astor Piazzolla, Joan Armatrading, Tony Levin, Junior Marvin, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Olivia Newton-John, Julien Clerc, Catherine Lara, Jeane Manson, Charles Trenet, Eddy Marnay, and Robert Charlebois, among others.

  1. ^ "Home". jean-roussel.org.
  2. ^ Walters, Charley (28 July 1977). "Izitso". Rolling Stone.