Jean-Marie Londeix

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Jean-Marie Londeix (20 September 1932) is a French saxophonist born in Libourne who
studied saxophone, piano, harmony and chamber music.[1][2]
Jean-Marie Londeix studied saxophone with the legendary Marcel Mule at the Paris
Conservatory.[3] He also studied with Fernand Oubradous and Norbert Dufourcq, among
others. He then served as the saxophone instructor at the Conservatory of Dijon for 18
years. He retired from the National Conservatory of Bordeaux, France in 2001.
Jean-Marie Londeix won the international saxophone competition when he was 15 years
old.
He is the founder of the "French Saxophonists Association" and the "International
Saxophone Committee"
More than 100 varied compositions have been written specifically for him, and he has
published several pedagogical works. Londeix pioneered as a saxophone performer around
the world, many times giving the first solo saxophone performance of these international
concert halls.
Some famous saxophone players that have studied with him include Richard Dirlam, Perry
Rask, Russell Peterson, Ryo Noda, James Umble, Robert Black, Ross Ingstrup, Juan
Carlos Mazs, William Street, Christian Lauba and Jack Kripl - Winner of the prize for
Saxophone at the International Competition for Musical Performers in Geneva Switzerland,
1970.