Bertrand Gauguet

Bertrand Gauguet is a French saxophonist, improviser and composer based in Paris. He plays alto and baritone saxophone, and his work moves between free improvisation, instrumental research and electronic composition. He has written original pieces and soundtracks for dance, film and radio, and he also makes field recordings. In 2011 he was a laureate of the Villa Kujoyama residency in Kyoto, and he has since taken up the shakuhachi.