Jean-Jacques Milteau

Jean-Jacques Milteau is a French blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter, as well as radio presenter.

Career

Milteau became interested in the harmonica when he first heard folk and rock music in the 1960s. He played with French singers such as Yves Montand, Eddy Mitchell, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Maxime [Le Forestier], Barbara, and Charles Aznavour in various styles, from blues to jazz. He has been a member of the French bands Les Enfoirés and New Bluegrass Connection.
In 1989, he recorded his first solo album, Blues Harp, and toured the world with Manu Galvin at the guitar and with guest musicians including Mighty Mo Rodgers and Demi Evans. He has authored methods for learning the harmonica and, since 2001, is leading a radio show dedicated to blues on the French station TSF Jazz.
In 2017, Milteau collaborated on a new album by Eric Bibb entitled Migration Blues.