Nguyên Lê (Vietnamese: Lê Thành Nguyên; born 14 January 1959) is a French jazz musician and composer of Vietnamese ancestry. His main instrument is guitar, and he also plays bass guitar and guitar synthesizer. He has released albums 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 Randy Brecker, Vince Mendoza, Eric Vloeimans, Carla Bley, Michel Portal, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Per Mathisen, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, Trilok Gurtu, Paolo Fresu and Dhafer Youssef. In spring 2011 he released Songs of Freedom, an album with cover versions of pop hits from the 1970s. Bands Nguyên Lê Trio Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements Michel Alibo: electric bass Karim Ziad: drums, percussion Nguyên Lê "Jimi's back" Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements Himiko Paganotti: vocals Romain Labaye: bass guitar Gergő Borlai: drums Nguyên Lê "Purple" Nguyên Lê: guitars Michel Alibo:bass guitar Terri Lyne Carrington: drums, vocals Aïda Khann: vocals Corin Curschellas: vocals Me'shell Ndegeocello: bass guitar Karim Ziad: percussion Bojan Zulfikarpasic: piano Huong Thanh & Nguyên Lê - "Dragonfly" Huong Thanh: vocals Nguyên Lê: guitars, arrangements Hao Nhien: traditional instrument zither Dan Bau: flute, percussion François Verly: percussion, synthesizer Michel Alibo: bass guitar Joël Allouche: drums/percussion Nguyên Lê Quartett: Nguyen Le: guitars Paul McCandless: saxophone, clarinet Art Lande: piano Jamey Haddad: percussion ELB (Erskine - Lê - Benita) Peter Erskine: drums Nguyên Lê: guitars, guitar synthesizer Michel Benita: double bass Nguyên Lê "Songs of Freedom": Nguyen Le: guitars, laptop Himiko Paganotti: vocals Illya Amar: vibes/electronics Romain Labaye: bass, vocals Stephane Galland/Gergo Borlai: drums Nguyen Lê & the Dark Side Nine (Celebrating Dark Side of the Moon) Nguyen Lê: guitars, electronics, arrangements Himiko Paganotti: vocals Illya Amar: vibes & electronics Gergo Borlai: drums Romain Labaye: bass guitar Stéphane Guillaume: tenor and soprano sax Sylvain Gontard: trumpet Celine Bonacina: baritone and alto sax Daniel Zimmermann: trombone Nguyên Lê Streams Quartet Illya Amar: vibes & electronics Chris Jennings: bass John Hadfield: drums and percussion Discography As leader 1990: Miracles (Musidisc), with Art Lande, Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine 1992: Zanzibar (Musidisc), with Paul McCandless, Joël Allouche 1995: Million Waves (ACT), with Dieter Ilg and drummer Danny Gottlieb 1996: Tales from Vietnam (ACT), with Huong Thanh, Hao Nhien, Paolo Fresu, Trilok Gurtu, Simon Spang-Hanssen, Michel Benita 1997: Three Trios (ACT) 1998: Maghreb & Friends (ACT) 1999: Moon and Wind (ACT), with Huong Thanh 2000: Bakida (ACT),