Home » Search Center » Results: France
Results for "France"
Theo Ceccaldi: Petite Moutarde

by Glenn Astarita
Violinist Theo Ceccaldi is an in-demand European session artist and a prolific bandleader. He's a skillful improviser, performing for a variety of experimental labels. Yet Petite Moutarde ("Small Mustard") is his debut for the Paris, France based startup, OnJazz Records. Guitarist, composer Olivier Benoit serves as the label's artistic director, and released two superb large ensemble ...
Michel Benita Ethics: River Silver

by Angelo Leonardi
A sei anni dal magnifico esordio, passato inosservato fuori dalla Francia (Ethics, Zig-Zag Territoires 2010), il quintetto di Michel Benita arriva al primo disco per la ECM, trovando finalmente una platea internazionale e numerosi estimatori. La musica e i protagonisti della formazione sono uno splendido esempio di quello che Giorgio Gaslini chiamava Musica Totale." Strumentisti di ...
Michel Benita: "sono proprio un figlio degli anni '60/'70"

by Paolo Peviani
All About Jazz: Dopo due album come sideman, al fianco di Andy Sheppard, il tuo primo album da leader con l'ECM. Com'è andata? Michel Benita: La prima registrazione con Andy Sheppard, Trio Libero, mi ha in effetti offerto l'occasione di incontrare Manfred Eicher. La comunicazione con lui è stata subito facile. Aveva già ascoltato ...
Ingrid James and Alexis Tcholakian Trio: Trajectoire

by Barry O'Sullivan
Trajectorie is a collaboration between the French pianist composer Alexis Tcholakian and the Queensland based vocalist Ingrid James. Their paths crossed in France when she was performing in a Paris jazz club when he approached her to write lyrics to some of his melodies as part of a vocal project with other singers in France. After ...
Roberto Negro Trio invite Christophe Monniot: Luna di Wuxi - L'opéra

by Stefano Merighi
Ci si chiede a volte quale sia il grado di consapevolezza che spinge un giovane musicista nell'arena del jazz e della musica improvvisata; quale sia il suo disegno estetico (sempre che ne abbia uno), quali le sue aspettative di riconoscimento. Vien da dire che, oltrepassando ogni impasse, l'atteggiamento migliore possa essere quello dell'entusiasmo incondizionato ...
French Music Sales Plummet

Although a decline in recorded music revenue is pretty much par for the course by this point, France was hit particularly hard with a 7% drop in 2015, and although streaming was up, it was hardly enough to counteract overall plummeting sales. Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on his Music Industry Blog 2015 was another year of mixed ...
Last Message of Pres: 1959

Last week I received an email from filmmaker Henry Ferrini, who is busy making a documentary on Lester Young. He sent along a clip in which he features Young playing I Can't Get Started from March 1959 and the tenor saxophonist being interviewed by jazz journalist François Postif. The music is beautiful and Young's words about ...
Michel Benita Ethics: River Silver

by John Kelman
It's no secret that music is something that can dissolve borders, transcend cultures, and speak with a language understood by all. That the decreasing size of the world has made it possible for artists from disparate countries to collaborate and create music that is truly greater than the sum of its parts--imbued not just with the ...
Eagles Of Death Metal Returned Paris For Concert Last Night

Eagles of Death Metal performed Tuesday night in Paris for their first time since the November 13, 2015 terrorist attack that targeted their show at the Bataclan Concert Hall. "Bonsoir Paris, we're ready for this!" frontman Jesse Hughes told the crowd at the Olympia concert hall as the band took the stage, according to the Associated Press. ...
Léandre - Delbecq - Houle: 14 rue Paul Forte, Paris

by Giuseppe Segala
Dice Kafka che il libro deve essere un rompighiaccio, per spezzare il mare gelato dentro di noi." Questa musica è un rompighiaccio. Ma è anche un bisturi, una torcia, un occhio che esplora, un urlo. Una voce. Tre voci. Che si accostano, si ascoltano, si mescolano, si avvinghiano. Chi ascolta resta sospeso, colpito, stupito da tale ...