Jean-François Pauvros (born 1947 in Hautmont, France) is a French musician, guitarist, composer and improvisator, an important figure on the
experimental and improvised music scene since the mid-1970s. He has collaborated with
Gaby Bizien, Siegfried Kessler, Aude Cornillac,
Jac Berrocal, Arto Lindsay, Ted Milton,
Terry Day, Julian Fenton, Mary Genis,
Evan Parker, Stan Sulzmann, David Holme, Elliot Sharp, George Lewis, Jacques Thollot,
Rhys Chatham, Mary Genis, Jonathan Kane, Tony Hymas, Barney Bush,
Jean-Marc Foussat,
Makoto Sato,
Keiji Haino,
Charles Pennequin,
Daunik Lazro, Hélène Breschand,
Noël Akchoté,
Jean-Marc Montera, Joe McPhee,
Derek Bailey, Anne Dreyfus,
Jérôme de Missolz...