Jean Louis Matinier

Jean-Louis Matinier / Marco Ambrosini: Inventio

by John Kelman
June 23, 2014

By this point heading for longstanding status with ECM Records, it's always intriguing to follow an artist through the label's discography, as one relationship seems to lead, inevitably, to another. While French accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier made his first appearance with the label on fellow Frenchman Louis Sclavis' Dans La Nuit (2000), it was his tenure with Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem's Le Pas de Chat Noire (2002) trio, also heard on the 2006 follow-up Le Voyage de Sahar, that seems to ...

Jean-Louis Matinier Meets Karl Berger & Friends at the Thalia Thursday, December 6th 8:30 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 23, 2007

The World Music Institute presents a rare event on Thursday, December 6 at the Thalia Theatre of Symphony Space: The Parisian accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier meets pianist/ vibraphonist Karl Berger & Friends 8:30 pm $25 . Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space Broadway at 95th St New York

Matinier, whose distinctive sound is reminiscent of Astor Piazzolla, is regarded as one of the most adventurous virtuosos on his instrument and is a jazz and new music celebrity ...
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