Maurice Merle was a French jazz saxophonist and composer known for his contributions to imaginary folklore. After studying at business school, he became a jazz musician and co-founded the Free Jazz Workshop in 1968. He created numerous pieces for children's music theater with Christian Rollet and played in various prominent groups in Lyon's music scene. Merle was also a significant figure in the jazz community, serving as president of CNAJMI and having over 160 registered compositions with SACEM. He toured extensively across continents and had his works reinterpreted in later projects.
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Meaning of the name - Maurice
dark-skinned, Moorish
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Maurice Merle belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Le Puy
Place of Death: Lyon
Educated At: Handelsschule
Occupation: saxophonist
Employers: Association à la Recherche d’un Folklore Imaginaire | Free Jazz Workshop
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for April 27, 1945
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 27, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 27, 2026 |
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| Sun | 7 Taurus 4 | 7 Taurus 27 | 24 Cancer 43 |
| Moon | 10 Scorpio 1 | 21 Virgo 28 | 29 Libra 19 |
| Mercury | 16 Aries 52 | 20 Aries 0 | 20 Leo 53 |
| Venus | 18 Aries 54 | 4 Gemini 18 | 10 Gemini 32 |
| Mars | 26 Pisces 3 | 13 Aries 50 | 26 Taurus 5 |
| Jupiter | 17 Virgo 46 | 18 Cancer 29 | 22 Virgo 51 |
| Saturn | 6 Cancer 38 | 8 Aries 40 | 16 Cancer 8 |
| Uranus | 11 Gemini 7 | 0 Gemini 6 | 15 Gemini 39 |
| Neptune | 4 Libra 14 | 3 Aries 9 | 3 Libra 57 |
| Pluto | 7 Leo 54 | 5 Aquarius 29 | 9 Leo 24 |
| Rahu | 12 Cancer 37 | 5 Pisces 59 | 8 Cancer 20 |
| Ketu | 12 Capricorn 37 | 5 Virgo 59 | 8 Capricorn 20 |
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