Nguyên Lê

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This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Lê. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Nguyên.
Photo by Tom Beetz
Photo by Tom Beetz

Nguyên Lê (b. Paris, France, January 14, 1959) is a French jazz musician and composer of Vietnamese ancestry. His main instrument is guitar, and he also plays electric bass guitar and guitar synthesizer.

He has released numerous albums, both as a leader and as a sideman. His 1996 album Tales from Viêt-Nam blends jazz and traditional Vietnamese music. Nguyên Lê has performed with a.o. Randy Brecker, Vince Mendozas, Eric Vloeimans, Carla Bley, and Michel Portal.

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