Boulou Ferré, born Jean‑Jacques Ferret in Paris in 1951, is a French jazz manouche guitarist who began playing under his father, Matelo Ferret, and performed publicly at eight. His 1964 release “Bluesette” was followed in 1966 by the album Boulou & les Paris All Stars, and in 1974 he founded the Corporation Gypsy Orchestra. From 1979 he formed a duo with his brother Elios Ferré, and his discography includes albums such as Parisian Passion (2005), The Rainbow of Life(2003), Brothers to Brothers (2008), Shades of a Dream (2004), and Intersection (2002). The brothers also recorded the trio album La Bande des trois in 2015 with Christophe Astorfi. In 2012 the Ferré brothers were awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, with the culture minister paying tribute to them as remarkable representatives of a distinctive school of French and European jazz.
