Jean Michel Jarre and the …?

The guru of synthi-pop hasn’t let up a bit. He’s as active as ever. The young 68-year-old Jean Michel Jarre beguiles his public with high quality mutimedia stage shows, bringing old and new songs, using old and new instruments. A nice addition to the troupe is the GRP A4 that has replaced the ARP 2600 at the side of the memorymoog in the middle of the action.

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That instrumental smithy GRP (Groppioni Paolo) is proud, of course, that the A4 has found its way onto Jarre’s stage. Especially because the concert in question took place in Rome – the old home town of GRP. The performance was part of Jarre’s all-encompassing ELECTRONICA WORLD TOUR …

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Youtube Video: Electronica Tour Trailer …

Further Info:
http://jeanmicheljarre.com

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