Gerard Jaffrès

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Gérard Jaffrès
Gerard Jaffrès in concert.
Background information
Born	1956 St Pol, Brittany, France
Genre(s)	Celtic rock breton music
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1985 -
Label(s)	Kelou-Mad, Coop-Breizh
Website	Official website

Gérard Jaffrès is a French singer, writer and performer, born in 1956 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon (Finistère).

He started playing the guitar at the age of 15, playing mostly folk repertoire (Alan Stivell, Tri Yann…) and pop music (Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin…).

In 1973, he joined the band of Burt Blanca, a rock singer popular in France an in Belgium in the Sixties. He stayed in the band for 11 years as a bass player. The same year, he moved to Belgium, where he has lived ever since.

Jaffrès started a solo career in 1985, recording ten discs with Gramophone records. He has published a new album every two years since 1991.

Jaffrès' music is a blend of Celtic music and rock'n'roll which he uses to depict the landscape of Brittany and tell legends from the area of the Leon (North Finistère). His texts mix Breton and French.