Christophe Delbrouck

Christophe Delbrouck.

Christophe Delbrouck' (b. 17 November 1966) is a French writer, composer and musician. He was also active as a jazz critic for Jazz Hot, Jazz Magazine and Muziq.

In 1999, he founded the Nasal Retentive Orchestra (NRO), a band mainly dedicated to play Frank Zappa's music. Delbrouck has also collaborated with Pierrejean Gaucher.

Delbrouck's biography in 3 volumes is probably one of the biggest and most complete works about Frank Zappa.

Books

1994

• Frank Zappa / Chronique Discographique

1996

• Aventures à petit budget

1999

• Weather Report
• Le Nouveau Monde

2000

• Carlos Santana / La danse des solstices
• Zappa de Z à A by Guy Darol (as a contributor)

2003

• Frank Zappa & les mères de l'invention, Tome 1 (1940-1972)

2005

• Frank Zappa & la dînette de chrome, Tome 2 (1972-1978)
• Zappa par Zappa (foreword)

2006

• Frank Zappa & l'Amérique parfaite, Tome 3 (1978-1993)

External links

• Interview with Delbrouck about Zappa (in French) http://christophe.delbrouck.free.fr/clefdesondes.htm