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Mario Stantchev

Stéphane Escoms Trio+: Meeting Point

by Angelo Leonardi
January 27, 2015

Allievo di Chucho Valdes e del bulgaro Mario Stantchev, il pianista Stéphane Escoms ha autoprodotto questo lavoro dove alterna brani in trio ad altri con ospiti: i chitarristi Anthony Winzenrieth e Donald Regnier, il sassofonista Damien Prudhomme, la cantante ecuadoriana Maria Tejada, il violoncellista inglese Danny Keane e il flautista indiano G.S. Rajan. In ...

Stéphane Escoms Trio+: Meeting Point

by Dave Wayne
October 27, 2014

On Meeting Point, French pianist and composer Stéphane Escoms augments his working trio with a dizzying array of musical guests. Ostensibly, the title is a reference to Escoms' flexibility and range as an improvising musician, because each of the collaborations carries with it a distinct ethnic flavor. Fortunately, there's enough space left over for the trio ...

Stéphane Escoms Trio+: Meeting Point

by Karl Ackermann
June 14, 2014

Pianst/composer Stéphane Escoms fronts a versatile trio on his self-produced sophomore album Meeting Point. The French native has studied with the legendary Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés and Bulgarian pianist Mario Stantchev. A prize-winning musician, Escoms has crossed borders and genres frequently in this early phase of his musical career. Where he has intersected and absorbed influences ...