Jazz Articles about Etienne Mbappe

Étienne Mbappé & The Prophets: Johnji

by Mike Jacobs
September 24, 2023

The Trackers featuring Gary Husband & Alf Terje Hana: Vaudeville 8:45

by Mike Jacobs
January 26, 2023

What appears next on a resumé as weighty as Gary Husband's is always a matter of musical interest. Even with long and satisfying associations with legends like John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth, the talented drummer/keyboardist continually seeks different worthy and intriguing paths to explore--whatever his vehicle of expression. So when his latest project is co-led by a comparatively under-the-radar musician--in this case, Norwegian guitarist Alf Terje Hana--additional curiosity ensues. To that end, the story of their collaboration begins with both ...

New releases from Scary Goldings, Etienne Mbappe, Marriage Material, Mark Lettieri

by Len Davis
November 7, 2021

New releases from Etienne Mbappe, Mark Lettieri, Scary Goldings, Marriage Material, David Garfield, and Miles Davis from a 1991 concert in Vienna. Playlist Scary Goldings “Bruise Cruise" from Bruise Cruise (Pockets) 00:00 Svarc Hanley Longhawn"Little Brother" from 20/21 (SHL) 05:49 Disconnections “Final Step" from Disconnections (Self Produced) 11:38 Marriage Material “Remi Problemi" from Marriage Material (Delta Music) 17:21 Mark Lettieri “Red Dwarf" from Deep:The Baritone Sessions (GroundUp) 23:07 David Garfield “Winning Waves" from Stretchin' Outside The Box (Creatchy) ...

John McLaughlin: Liberation Time

by Geno Thackara
July 17, 2021

Perhaps the biggest success of Liberation Time is that its title feels sincere and not ironic. Such a sentiment could have easily come out as a cute bit of wishful thinking under the restrictions of pandemic life. Being who he is, though, John McLaughlin inevitably finds the value and positivity even in this strange state of affairs. “The wonderful thing about music is that you put the headphones on and you are all in the same room," he says in ...

Etienne Mbappe: Silky Master of the 4th Dimension

by Alan Bryson
May 17, 2019

Etienne Mbappe plays bass so smoothly that you could imagine he wears silk gloves—and you would be correct. In fact he is the only musician in the world who has an endorsement deal with a silk glove manufacturer. He is a musician's musician, a world class bassist based in Paris. Originally from Cameroon in Western Africa, he began his musical career in Paris in the 80s, playing with the leading names on the African music scene. He toured with the ...

Etienne Mbappe: Su La Take

by Ian Patterson
May 2, 2008

Little wonder that the late keyboardist Joe Zawinul recruited Cameroonian vocalist/bassist Etienne Mbappe to the Syndicate in 2001. His honey-sweet, yet smoky vocals, enviable writing and arranging skills and an electric bass technique second to none have also attracted the likes of kora player Toumani Diabte, guitarist/singer Ali Farka Tourre, guitarist Nguyen Le and singers Ray Charles and Salif Keita. Little wonder too, that Mbappe struck out on his own in 2003; judging by the results of Su La Take, ...

Etienne Mbapp: Misiya

by Annika Westman
October 16, 2005

Fairly unknown to big audiences, but at the same time one of the most talented African bass players, Etienne Mbappé has, since moving to Paris from his home country Cameroon in the '70s, played with musicians such as Joe Zawinul, Manu Dibango, Salif Keita, and his own fusion bands Chic and Ultramarine.

Misiya, his first solo album, definitely belongs in the same genre as Richard Bona's, soft well-arranged modern African music, where the vocals, using the soft Douala language, have ...