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Matthieu Mazué
Since 2015, Matthieu has distinguished himself by performing concerts in several French and European venues with musicians such as Diego Manuschevich and Jeremy Lirola, and can currently be seen playing at “Les Savons d’Hélène” (Strasbourg) on a monthly basis. Empowered by these experiences, Matthieu is the laureate of the Jazz Competition “Au Grès du Jazz” festival (2018) and the Jazz Contest of the festival of Vannes (2018).
In 2018, he released a solo CD produced and recorded with the Spanish composer/performer Iván Solano.
Living in Switzerland, Matthieu Mazué is currently working on a new trio project involving the Swiss musicians Michael Cina and Xaver Rüegg. This band aims to develop a new repertoire of original compositions mixing sophisticated ways of writings and contemporary improvisation. The trio has already performed in Switzerland, France and Germany and is about to release his first recording in 2021.
Matthieu Mazué has payed on many European stages such as Jazzdor (Strasbourg), Bird’s Eye (Basel), BeJazz (Bern), International Jazz Festival (Bern), Jazz en Ville (Vannes), Sunset (Paris)…
In 2016, he also started to share his enthusiasm for Jazz Music and education by teaching at the CEDIM in Strasbourg.
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Shipp/Parker/Dickey, Florian Arbenz, Matthieu Mazué & Ghasem Batamuntu
by Maurice Hogue
A mixed bag this time around on One Man's Jazz, highlighted by new releases from the excellent trio of Matthew Shipp (piano), William Parker (bass) and Whit Dickey (drums), trios from Switzerland led by pianist Matthieu Mazué and drummer Florian Arbenz, the Belgian trio of guitarist Manu Codjia, bassist Giuseppe Millaci & and drummer Lieven Venken, the guitar/drums duo of Dan Phillips and Hamid Drake, and American ex-pat saxophonist Ghasem Batamuntu.Playlist Florian Arbenz Freedom Jazz Dance" from Conversation ...
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