“Artist-teacher” is the perfect title to sum up what Jean-Luc Oboman Fillon stands for. Alongside a brilliant artistic career [17 albums as a leader, numerous concerts and festivals in France and abroad, as well as several radio broadcasts], Jean-Luc has always pursued an intense teaching activity. Jean-Luc holds the Certificat d'Aptitude and the Diplôme d'État in jazz, and teaches improvisation at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Cergy-Pontoise and the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental de Mantes-en-Yvelines.
 
The originality of his background, that of a classical musician who was attracted to other musical genres (jazz, world and improvised music) from an early age, makes him a unique personality with a wide range of skills.

His musical experience, his mastery of several instruments (oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, electric bass and double bass) and his talents as a composer and conductor enable him to lead his masterclasses with ease. Jean-Luc Oboman is particularly sensitive to the specific needs of students with a classical background wishing to tackle improvisation.
 
The guiding principle of his Masterclasses can be summed up in the following formula:
    Orality => Improvisation => Jazz

Or how, starting with work on orality, one can approach improvisation and then gradually become interested in the original and remarkable aesthetics of Jazz.