Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927) is a French jazz pianist and composer.  Born in Algiers, he was encouraged to study clarinet, saxophone, and piano by his mother, who was an opera singer. By 1950, he was working in Paris with Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet and Don Byas. In the 1960s he composed music for films, including Godard's Breathless. As a leader, he made more than 40 albums, equally at home with duo, trio and solo formats.  He has also collaborated with Lee Konitz, Toots Thielemans, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Dave Liebman.