Fred Lebayle (born March 28 1960)
worked as a metal tool worker in his fathers company in France. As an
enthusiastic saxophone player, he started designing mouthpieces for himself,
trying to emulate Charlie Parkers sound. In 1987 he set up his own
mouthpiece business as a one-man venture. Today his work is known and
appreciated worldwide by some of the finest musicians such as , Wayne Shorter,
Branford Marsalis, Ron Blake, David Liebman, Mark Turner, Ravi Coltrane, Marcus
Strickland, Brian Landrus, Jan Gabarek, Candy Dulfer and many other
professionals whom sound is shaped by Lebayles work. |
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