LÊ QUAN NINH, BORN IN PARIS IN 1961 IS A FRENCH PERCUSSIONIST ACTIVE IN COMTEMPORARY MUSIC AND FREE IMPROVISATION. HE BEGAN STUDYING PIANO IN THE AGE OF 5 BUT TURNED TOWARDS PERCUSSION AS A TEENAGER. WHEN HE WAS 16N HE ENTERRED THE NATIONAL CONSERVATORY IN VERSAILLES. DURING THE TIME HE DISCOVERED FREE JAZZ. AFTER GRADUATING, HE TAUGHT PERCUSSION FOR 3 YEARS AT A CONSERVATORY IN BONDY, FRANCE WHILE PERFORMING WITH COMPTEMPORARY MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATER GROUPS USING SELF-TAUGHT TECHNIQUES AND FOUND OBJECTS IN HIS IMPROVISATION. MORE HISTORY HERE (IN FRENCH)