WELCOME
TO
THE
HOMEPAGE
OF
JEAN-CLAUDE
BORELLY
With
his
fair
hair,
blue
eyes
and
his
height
of
1.86
metres,
Jean-Claude
BORELLY
cannot
conceal
his
Scandinavian
origins.
When
I
was
10",
says
Jean-Claude,
I
became
really
fascinated
by
the
trumpet.
I
had
been
given
M.
Andre
and
Duke
Ellington
records,
and
I
had
seen
Dizzie
Gillespie
and
Louis
Armstrong
on
television.
Eventually,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
M.
Ness,
a
well
known
trumpeter
from
the
Paris
Opera.
He
was
impressed
by
my
devotion
to
the
instrument
and
gave
me
intensive
training".
"From
the
age
of
fourteen,
I
had
trumpet
lessons
at
the
school
of
music
in
Paris."
When
he
was
eighteen,
Jean-Claude
wanted
to
share
his
passion
so
he
started
teaching
the
trumpet
to
beginners
at
the
school
of
music.
The
'70s
During
the
'70s,
Jean-Claude
became
fanatical
about
"rhythm
and
blues".
He
was
so
fond
of
it
that
he
did
not
hesitate
to
give
up
his
classical
studies
and
start
playing
in
bands.
He
says,
"I
was
requested
a
great
deal
because
I
could
play
'blues',
'rhythm
&
blues',
'jazz'.
At
that
time,
I
met
several
musicians
and
I
also
began
playing
studio
sessions.
"Dolannes
melody"
1975
was
a
turning
point
in
Jean-Claude's
life.
The
recording
of
"Dolannes
melody"
was
about
to
change
his
future.
This
record
very
quickly
went
to
N°1
in
the
charts
of
most
European
countries,
first
in
France,
Switzerland,
Belgium
and
then
Germany,
Austria,
and
the
Netherlands.
It
was
also
N°
1
in
South
America
and,
later,
in
Japan.
Jean-Claude
would
have
preferred
a
less
explosive
launch
into
a
solo
career.
He
says,
"Everything
moved
so
fast,
I
hardly
had
any
time
to
do
any
real
promotion
work
in
all
the
countries
where
I
was
requested."
However,
concerts
were
followed
so
quickly
by
TV
shows,
press
and
radio
interviews
that
Jean-Claude's
life
was
completely
transformed.
With
"Dolannes
Melody",
Jean-Claude
Borelly
managed
to
introduce
a
more
modern
trumpet
style:
a
style
which
is
his
own.
Together
with
Paul
de
Senneville
and
Olivier
Toussaint
(his
composers/producers),
he
has
developed
a
very
melodious
and
romantic
style
of
music.
The
stage
performer
Jean-Claude
Borelly's
greatest
passion
is
playing
on
stage
to
a
live
audience.
He
travels
throughout
Europe
and
South
America
with
his
musicians:
keyboard
players,
rhythm
and
brass
sections.
In
Japan,
his
band
is
backed
by
a
string
section.
He
enjoys
giving
a
very
varied
concert,
where
his
own
hits
are
alternated
with
Classical
themes
as
well
as
jazz
and
disco.
His
home
Whenever
Jean-Claude
is
not
giving
concerts
around
the
world,
he
prefers
to
enjoy
his
free
time
at
his
home
in
Enghein
les
Bains,
on
the
outskirts
of
Paris,
or
at
his
country
house
in
the
Normandy
region.
In
fulfilment
of
one
of
his
greatest
dreams,
he
has
equipped
the
latter
with
a
basement
recording
studio
so
that
he
can
rehearse
without
disturbing
the
neighbours!
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