He was also influenced by the work of French artist Pierre Soulages, whose exhibition at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris he attended. These early jazz experiences suggested to him that music may be "descriptive, without lyrics". He often accompanied his mother to Le Chat Qui Peche (The Fishing Cat), a friend's Paris jazz club, where saxophonists Archie Shepp and John Coltrane, and trumpet players Don Cherry and Chet Baker were regular performers. A more general interest in musical instruments was sparked by his discovery at the Saint-Ouen flea market, where his mother sold antiques, of a Boris Vian trumpet violin. Jarre struggled with classical piano studies, although he later changed teachers and worked on his scales. From his vantage point high above the pavement, the young French boy was able to watch street performers at work, an experience he later cited as proving influential on his art. He also gave Jean Michel his first record player. Jarre's grandfather was an oboe player, engineer and inventor, designing an early audio mixer used at Radio Lyon. For the first eight years of his life, Jarre spent six months each year at his maternal grandparents' flat on the Cours de Verdun, in the Perrache district of Lyon. He did not see his father again until reaching the age of 18. His father moved to the United States when Jarre was five, leaving him with his mother. Jean Michel Jarre was born in Lyon on 24 August 1948, to France Pejot, French Resistance member and concentration camp survivor, and Maurice Jarre, a composer. Jean-Michel Jarre - Full Length Discography (1972 - 2007)
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