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Lucien Dubuis

Briefly Born in Porrentruy, Switzerland, June, 20th 1974, father of two children, teacher in the association "Ton sur Ton" in La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH), Lucien Dubuis is a musician and composer in several bands of avant-garde Jazz and improvised music.

Instruments Alto saxophone, bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet.

Studies French Gymnasium, Bienne (CH), Montreux Conservatory (CH), Jazz professional schedule.

Musical experiences Lucien Dubuis has been an active musician in the jazz and improvised music scene for several years. He also performed theater music, film music and "Chanson francophone".

He is representant of the Conservatory of Montreux at IASJ (International association of School of Jazz) meeting in Sienna (IT), with Dave Liebman as president, 1997

He receives the music prize of the State of Bern (CH), 1998

He is also the Swiss representant of the European Jazz Youth Orchestra (In Europe) directed by Pierre Dorge, 1998.

Plays with Hans Koch, Martin Schütz and Christian Müller for the final of the Swiss National Expositon: Expo.02 in Bienne (CH), 2002.

Receives a composition order from Pro Helvetia, 2002.

Tour in Iran with his trio, 2003

Event for the Opening of the "Swiss Diagonal Festival" and other concerts in Switzerland with the guitar player Marc Ribot (New York) as guest, 2005.

Tours in Colombia, Bolivia and Poland with his trio, 2005

Records a triple album as a tribute to Swiss writers Francis Giauque and Hugues Richard (Voix d'Ici), 2005.

Tour and record with "La Bouillie d'Heidi", tribute project to Le Corbusier by Christophe Studer with Linda Sharrock (voc), Christophe Studer (keys), Daniel Erdmann (ts & bs), Lucien Dubuis (bcl & cbcl), Calle Callima (guit), Lionel Friedli (dr), Diane Labrosse (samp & el).

Festivals Copenhagen Jazz, Copenhagen (DK), 1998

Diplom concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival (CH), 1999

Cropettes, Genève (CH), 2001

Onze+, Lausanne (CH), plays the first concert of Dave Holland Quintet, 2001

Jazz Contreband (CH-FR), 2001

Rhinojazz, Rive-de-Gier (FR), 2001

Cully Jazz, Cully (CH), plays the first concert of "Steve Coleman & Five Elements", 2002

Knock Out, Moutier (CH), 2002

Out Of Tune, Bévilard (CH), 2002

Swiss Jazz Diagonals, Zürich-Genève-Lugano-Schaffhausen (CH), 2003

A.R.N., Lausanne (CH), 2004

Other Jazz, Neuchâtel (CH), 2004

Swiss Jam, Swiss Cultural Center, Milan (IT), 2004

Schaffhauser Jazzfestival, Schaffhausen (CH), 2004

Villa Celimontana Jazz, Roma (IT), 2004

Europhonics, Dortmund (DE), 2004

Swiss Jazz Diagonals (feat. Marc Ribot), Zürich-Genève-Berne (CH), 2005

Cully Jazz (feat. Marc Ribot), Cully (CH), 2005

Stanser Musikstage, Stans (CH), 2005

Stand d'Eté 05, Moutier (CH), 2005

Willisau Jazz (feat. Marc Ribot), Willisau (CH), 2005

La Paz Jazz, La Paz (BO), 2005

Bogotà Jazz, Bogotà (CO), 2005

Baranquijazz, Barranquillà (CO), 2005

Discography In Person (1996) Dufresne-Dubuis-Tolck: Ambivalence (1999) Gillicit Ginseng (2001, Altrisuoni) Lucien Dubuis' Crossover Jazz Trio: Sumo (2001, Altrisuoni) Le Bel Hubert: Deux siestes (2003, Disques Office) Simon Gerber (2003, Disques Office) Lucien Dubuis' Old School Quartet (2003, Altrisuoni) Dubuis-Studer: "Avec les pouces" (2004, Unit Records) Lucien Dubuis Trio: Tovorak (2005, Tovorak Records)

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Lucien Dubuis Trio: Future Rock

Read "Future Rock" reviewed by Mark Corroto


The entire debate that bids one to take sides regarding art being either made by conservatory trained artistes or original primitives is quite the red herring. Sure, punk rock favored emotion over skill, but nobody would argue against Television guitarist Tom Verlaine's talent or the folk music of guitarist Bill Frisell. If you can play and you have not shed you primal unpretentious sound, then we have the recipe for a moving experience.Saxophonist Lucien Dubuis's trio has both ...

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Lucien Dubuis Trio with Marc Ribot: Ultime Cosmos

Read "Ultime Cosmos" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Lucien Dubuis' Swiss trio has had a long association with guitarist Marc Ribot. He might even have been the inspiration for the reedman, bassist/guitarist Roman Nowka, and drummer Lionel Friedli to form their group. So when the New York guitarist joins them for Ultime Cosmos, there is bound be fireworks.

The Lucien Dubuis Trio has released Le Retour (Unit Records, 2007) and Tovorak (Self Produced, 2005), both bearing the mark of Ribot's early bands: Rootless Cosmopolitans, The Lounge ...

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Lucien Dubuis Trio: Le Retour

Read "Le Retour" reviewed by Elliott Simon


Lucien Dubuis can blow it. Roman Nowka can pick it. Lionel Friedli can kick it. Le Retour, dig it. Difficult to describe but drawing inspiration from punk, funk, no wave and jazz, it is as if Parliament Funkadelic grew up downtown stripped of all their horns but one--but what a cool horn it is. Dubuis amazes with the deep growls and shrill over-blows he delivers from his alto sax but particularly from his bass and contra-bass clarinets. ...

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Lucien Dubuis: Le Retour

Read "Le Retour" reviewed by Mark Corroto


When jazz musicians were rocks stars... Wait, when rock stars were rock stars and not contestants for the next TV talent show, the music could be dangerous. But in these days when war is the new democracy, jazz stars are the new rock stars. Playing it safe is not the object for Lucian Dubuis' trio; its music is indeed dangerous.Le Retour is the follow-up to Tovorak (Tovorak Records, 2005), and it again rocks. Sure, Dubuis' primary instrument is ...

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Lucien Dubuis: Tovorak

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Lucien Dubuis answers the musical question which Miles Davis' later bands always sought to resolve. Why can't jazz bands be entertaining like rock bands? Dubuis tackles that one on Tovorak while shaking you, sometimes violently.

Sure sure, jazzbos have injected punk attitude and funk into their music for some time. Think of early Ken Vandermark with Big Head Eddie, John Zorn and Marc Ribot's 1980s Knitting Factory work, and the Lounge Lizards. All shared rock sensibilities, their real ...

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The Lucien Dubuis Trio and Marc Ribot - Ultime Cosmos (2009)

The Lucien Dubuis Trio and Marc Ribot - Ultime Cosmos (2009)

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Ultime Cosmos was not serious. At least, not serious in that We're Wearing Nice Suits, We're Going To Play Jazz kind of way. Heck, this wasn't even jazz, not in spirit anyway. A quick read of the instrumental lineup would definitely make a person think 'jazz'—contrabass clarinet, guitar, bass, drums—but the record had more of a rock/funk spirit. I can imagine Stanley Crouch turning up his nose. That's a good thing. Though Dubuis did switch over to alto here and ...

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The Lucien Dubuis Trio with Marc Ribot - Ultime Cosmos (2010)

The Lucien Dubuis Trio with Marc Ribot - Ultime Cosmos (2010)

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By Mark Saleski Sometimes, the music chooses me ... or at least falls into my lap at just the right time. Things are crazy. But in the middle of it all, I discover the Lucien Dubuis Trio and Marc Ribot. Yeah sure, you know that I will follow Marc Ribot anywhere. The man is fearless on the guitar, has huge ears, and is willing to hurl himself in just about any direction to complete an artistic statement. Geez, that sounds ...

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