Drawing inspiration from Jazz, Rock and Roll, world and experimental music, Jean-Marie Frédéric is always eager to engage with other musicians, and is constantly in search of new styles and novel sounds. He offers his talents as a guitarist and arranger to a number of artistic projects, to which he brings both classical notes and the most contorted tones.

He first studied classical guitar at the Sète conservatory and later at the C.R.M. (Center for Musical Knowledge and Research, in Montpellier), also taking part in workshops led by Gérard Pansanel, Joe Diorio, Serge Lazarévitch, Barre Philips. Jean-Marie's diverse musical experiences have earned him to play with Siegfried Kessler, Michel Marre, René Nan, Bruno Codignola, Francis Bourrec, Doudou Gouirand, Débora Seffer, Christian l'été, Mimi Lorenzini, Tony Pagano, Gérard Pansannel, Keyvan et Bijan Cheymirani, Patrick Vaillant, Bikram Gosh, Pépé Martinez, Frédéric Monino, Patrice Héral, Eric Séva, Pierre Dayraud, Paul Pioli, Brigitte Menon, Hamilton De Hollanda, ...

Jean-Marie's attraction to world music has led him to play with Denis Fournier's "Sud Ensemble", Jean-Charles Agou's "Sabir", Fethi Tabet's "Comifo", Michel Bismut's "Porte-bonheur", and since 2006 with "Mezcal Jazz Unit."