Jazz Articles about Bruno Chevillon

About Bruno Chevillon

Album Review

Alla tenera età di ottantacinque anni, compiuti lo scorso novembre, Michel Portal è ancora in grado di stupire e incantare con le sue invenzioni musicali. Anche se, naturalmente, i suoi tour di concerti non sono più molto frequenti sulla scena internazionale, questo MP85 è eloquente nella conferma che il carattere, la vitalità creativa, la sostanza musicale dell'artista sono ancora in pieno fervore. Nel corso di una carriera che ormai supera i sessant'anni, Portal si è cimentato da protagonista in tutti ...

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Daniel Humair, Marc Ducret, Bruno Chevillon and Ellery Eskelin: Liberte Surveillee

Read "Liberte Surveillee" reviewed by Phil DiPietro

by Phil DiPietro
September 1, 2002

Here's one that has it all, including the package itself-so good here, I'll start the review with it. Fittingly recognized as part of the art presented, the case's brushstrokes on the cover are reflected on the discs inside. It features the best photos of musicians I've seen on an album this year, by Christian Ducasse, taken at Paris' Swiss Cultural Center during the run of shows that captured these beautifully recorded live performances. The back cover portrait of Humair makes ...

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Daniel Humair - Bruno Chevillon - Marc Ducret - Ellery Eskelin: Liberte Surveillee

Read "Liberte Surveillee" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
August 2, 2002

There’s been a lot of (positive) chatter about this recent release! Firstly, due to the superstar implications of the personnel and secondly for the sheer intensity and roaring firepower, witnessed throughout. Recorded live in Paris, this quartet owns up to its expectations! Daniel Humair has always been a highly regarded drummer within European jazz circles, while tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and guitarist Marc Ducret’s legacies span multiple European and American modern jazz type endeavors. Moreover, Eskelin frequently tours abroad with ...