Andre Hodeir
- Category : 1921-births
- Type : GP
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Split - Large
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Distraction 2
Biography
French violinist, composer, arranger and musicologist.
Hodeir was a founder, in 1954, and director of Jazz Groupe de Paris, made up of nine musicians. In 1957, he recorded an album of his own compositions with a group of American musicians. He was the author of two books of Essays (1954 and 1956) and of numerous film scores. Hodeir was the founder of his own orchestra during the 1960s. He wrote several works based on James Joyce.
He died on 1 November 2011.