Jean Marie Londiex, concert saxophonist, professor and concert producer, born into a family of musicians, 20 September 1932, in Arveyres,France in the region of Gironde. He was imbued very early in the pedagogical heritage of the piano and violin. At the age of fourteen he obtained a First Prize in saxophone from the Bordeaux Conservatory. His father formed, with his five children, an ensemble that performed regularly in and around Libourne. In 1948 he began studying with Marcel MULE.
In order to have a trade before exclusively devoting his life to music, he entered a school for watch-making, while still taking classes at the Bordeaux Conservatory, followed by brilliant musical studies at the Paris Conservatory where he obtained the highest marks and awards.
As a concert soloist, recitalist; or conductor he performed more than 600 concerts with an excess of 250 works dedicated to him.
As a teacher, 135 foreign students from 15 different countries have studied with him at the Bordeaux Conservatory (notably 48 Americans, 22 Canadians, 13 Spanish, 10 Japanese, 11 Germans and 9 Italians). He has presented masterclasses in Europe, North America, Scandanavia, Japan, etc.
Jean-Marie Londiex has authored a number of teaching methods making him an expert authority in the pedagogy of the saxophone. He was an initiator and founder of several professional organizations, ensembles and associations.
