Paris, France, Feb 15, 2026 (AFP) - French 'Free Jazz' pioneer Portal dies aged 90

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2026-02-15

Michel Portal, a French pioneer of European modern jazz and a prolific writer of film music, has died aged 90, his agent said Sunday. A multi-instrumentalist at home with the clarinet, saxophone and the Argentine bandoneon or the Hungarian taragot, Portal died on Thursday, said Marion Piras, one of his representatives. His 1965 album "Free Jazz" was considered a landmark in Europe's efforts to end American domination of the genre. He was "a huge......

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