Léon Francioli

Léon Francioli
Léon Francioli in 2016
Background information
Born	(1946-05-22) 22 May 1946 (age 75) Lausanne, Switzerland
Genres
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Double bass, bass guitar
Associated acts	Beb Guérin, Pierre Favre, George Gruntz, Werner Lüdi, Stephan Wittwer, Fredy Studer, Michel Portal, , Hathut Records, Albert Mangelsdorff, , , Joe McPhee, Mario Schiano, ,

Léon Francioli (22 May 1946 – 9 March 2016^[1]) was a Swiss double bass player of .

Leon Francioli became famous in Switzerland as a Jazz player, after he started to work with Beb Guérin, Pierre Favre and George Gruntz in the 70s. In 1979, he played for the soundtrack of . In 1981, he established the group Sunnymoon together with Werner Lüdi, Stephan Wittwer and Fredy Studer. He also played in 1980 in the albums of Favre, Michel Portal and for Hathut Records. He played also in Trio with the trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff (Triple Entente, 1982) along with . He founded in 1984 the Francioli-Bovard Orchestra and played in the Sextet of the pianist . In 1985 he became a member of the trio of the pianist Alex Theus. At the beginning of 90s, Francioli worked with Joe McPhee (Linear B) and Mario Schiano (And So On). In 2007, he appeared along with and in the .

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• Schaffhauser Jazzfestival 2007