Jannick Top

French bass player and composer
  • Jazz fusion
  • progressive rock
  • avant-garde
  • 20th-century classical
Occupation(s)MusicianInstrument(s)
  • Bass
Musical artist

Jannick "Janik" Top is a French bass player and composer, born in Marseille. Top plays the electric bass and the cello.

In the 1970s, he was a lead member of the influential zeuhl band Magma, along with Christian Vander and Didier Lockwood. From 1977 to 1980, he played in the popular electronic project Space.

Since then, he has worked with many other musicians, including session work for Michel Berger, France Gall, Richard Cocciante, Bonnie Tyler, Eurythmics, Ray Charles, Céline Dion as well as live playing and musical direction for shows, including Johnny Hallyday and Starmania. In association with Serge Perathoner, keyboardist, he has also done a variety of film and advertisement music.

See also

External links

  • Official site
  • Jannick Top at IMDb

References

  1. ^ "Dossier de Presse 1973". MAGMA Web Press Book (in French). Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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Magma
  • Christian Vander
  • Stella Vander
  • Isabelle Feuillebois
  • Caroline Indjein
  • Hervé Aknin
  • Rudy Blas
  • Jimmy Top
  • Simon Goubert
  • Thierry Eliez
  • Sandrine Destefani
  • Sylvie Fisichella
  • Laura Guarrato
Studio albumsLive albums
Other materialBoxsets
  • Studio Zünd: 40 Ans d'Evolution
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