Results for "Louis Moutin"

Louis Moutin

Amaro Freitas, Emma-Jean Thackray, Club D'Elf, Jowee Omicil and More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 28, 2022

2022 has arrived, and from a jazz perspective, it came right after a truly spectacular year in terms of the quality and quantity of jazz albums that were released... so the pressure is on! Mondo Jazz's New Year resolution remains the same: keep searching for the most exciting, left of center, fresh, possibly under-exposed, certainly deserving ...

Hubert Dupont: Smart Grid

by Karl Ackermann
July 16, 2018

French bassist and composer Hubert Dupont has been mixing music and political activism since his Sabil Trio played at the Institute of the Arab World in 2013. That event served as the inspiration for Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 1 (2016) and Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 2 (2017), both on the Ultrabolic label. His blend of Arab music and ...

Henri Texier: Sky Dancers

by Angelo Leonardi
May 17, 2016

Torna Henri Texier, leggenda del jazz transalpino, con l'ultima mutazione del gruppo iniziato con Francois Corneloup al baritono e il figlio Sébastien al contralto. I due sassofonisti erano nell'organico dello Strada Sextet ((V)ivre, Label Bleu 2005), hanno animato il più recente Hope Quartet (con il batterista Louis Moutin) e li ritroviamo assieme qui, accanto al chitarrista ...

Henri Texier: Dakota Mab

by Vic Albani
May 17, 2016

Dakota Mab rappresenta il quinto capitolo della fortunata e intelligente serie “European Jazz Legends" realizzata dall'attenta Intuition in collaborazione con l'accreditata rivista germanica specializzata Jazz Thing. Questa volta i riflettori sono rivolti al lavoro di Henri Texier, vale a dire uno dei più importanti musicisti della nouvelle vague jazzistica francese nata negli anni Settanta e glorificata ...

Jazztopad 2015: World Premieres

by Ian Patterson
December 17, 2015

Jazztopad 2015: World Premieres National Forum Of Music jny:Wroclaw, Poland November 27-29, 2015 November in Wroclaw means jazz. Ten days no less. Jazztopad, however, is more than just another jazz festival. A core component of the programme since Piotr Turkiewicz took up the reins as Artistic Director in 2008 ...

Shauli Einav: A Truth About Me

by Dave Wayne
November 15, 2014

A quick glance at the song titles on Shauli Einav's third album A Truth About Me reveals a narrative thread concerning restlessness and movement. Song titles such as “Embarcadère," “The Traveler," “Nomads," and “Le Musketeer" suggest that Einav's musical inspirations are tied to journeys; both his own and others.' Listening to A Truth About Me, with ...

Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater

by Mark F. Turner
July 19, 2014

Pianist Tigran Hamasyan's Shadow Theater is an innovative convergence of composition and folk music from his birthplace in Armenia. Having performed since the age of three, gained acclaimed in Europe and won first place at the 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, there's never been a question of his abilities. He shines in a traditional ...

Jonathan Orland Debuts with "Homes"

September 11, 2012

Born and raised in Paris, Jonathan Orland started playing music during his childhood, starting with piano and clarinet. He got interested in Jazz in his early teenage years, and started learning by himself the saxophone before taking lessons with Thomas Savy, Tom Buckner and André Villégier and Antoine Daurès. Then he passed his music studies diploma ...