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Martial Solal

Born: August 23, 1927

Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927 in Algiers, Algeria) isa French jazz pianist and composer, who is probably mostwidely known for the music he wrote for Jean-Luc Godard'sdebut feature film À bout de souffle (1960).

Solal was the son of an opera singer and piano teacher, wholearnt the instrument from the age of six, settling inParis in 1950. He soon began working with leading musiciansincluding Django Reinhardt and expatriates from the UnitedStates like Sidney Bechet and Don Byas. He formed a quartet(occasionally also leading a big band) in the late 1950s,although he had been recording as a leader since 1953.Solal then began composing film music, eventually providingover twenty scores.

Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Miki Yamanaka and Nicole Glover, Melissa Aldana and Linda May Han Oh, Christian Finger with Ralph Alessi and Ben Monder

by Hobart Taylor
August 19, 2026

Candice Hoyes, Miguel Zenon with Luis Perdomo, Nicole Mccabe with Savannah Harris and a dope Nina Simone remix. Playlist Ambrose Akinmusire / Mary Halvorson “Soundcheck" from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch) 00:00 Ambrose Akinmusire / Mary Halvorson “Tangled Pretty" from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (Nonesuch) 03:27 Host Speaks 07:51 Miguel Zenon / Luis Perdomo ...

Moldejazz 2026

by Daniel Mège
August 4, 2026

Located at 62°7 North, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) is the ideal place for a festival in week 29, in early summer. A floral scent drifts through The Town of Roses, a ribbon less than a kilometer wide wedged into a peninsula between fjord and mountains. Even once it has set, the sun is never far ...

Merano Jazz Festival And Academy 2026

by Giuseppe Segala
July 29, 2026

Merano Jazz Festival and Academy 2026 Varie sedi 14-19 luglio 2026 I tre appuntamenti concertistici di MeranOjazz dedicati alla scena internazionale e le masterclass dell'Academy didattica erano quest'anno particolarmente sostanziosi. D'altra parte, nel 2026 si festeggiavano sia il trentennale del Jazzfestival nella cittadina termale, che il venticinquesimo anno dell'attività formativa, fondata ...

Michel Petrucciani: Kuumbwa

by Jack Kenny
April 16, 2026

Recorded live on May 11, 1987, at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, this album catches pianist Michel Petrucciani during an inspired phase of his career. It was not his first visit to the venue. While living in Big Sur--about an hour south of Santa Cruz--Petrucciani had befriended saxophonist Charles Lloyd, who was on ...

New Music from Bill Frisell, Melissa Aldana and Nicole McCabe

by Hobart Taylor
February 25, 2026

Bill Frisell comments on “Small Hands," Melissa Aldana evokes feelings in her new release Filin and saxophonist Nicole McCabe contemplates “Hues" via her Color Theory. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Anna Kolchina “So Many Stars" from Reach for Tomorrow (OA2) 00:08 Martial Solal/Dave Liebman “All the Things You Are" from Masters in Bordeaux (Sunnyside) 3:00 ...

Antonio Faraò: Kind of...

by Artur Moral
October 23, 2025

Antonio Faraò may seem a restless spirit, always on the move--a musical entity gifted with an innate, perpetual acceleration. But for certain decisions, he clearly takes his time: over eight years ago, in an interview aptly titled Antonio Faraò, l'eklektiko, the Rome-born pianist and composer--already in his fifties-- declared his interest in tackling a solo piano ...

Mark Masters, Branford Marsalis, and RIP Lalo Schifrin

by Jerome Wilson
July 16, 2025

This episode features music by the Mark Masters Ensemble, Branford Marsalis, Spike Wilner, Ray Russell and others. It also pays tribute to the late composer Lalo Schifrin. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ryan Truesdell ...

The Mystery of "The World’s Greatest Pianist"

by Kyle Simpler
June 19, 2025

Introduction In the mid-1970s, a 16-year-old kid walked into the recording studio where Roberta Flack was working on her latest album, Feel Like Makin' Love (Atlantic 1975). No one recognized him or knew why he was there, but he stormed in like a man on a mission. When they asked him who he was and what ...

Martial Solal: Martial Solal Live in Ottobrunn

by Jack Kenny
December 23, 2024

Bach wrote the Goldberg Variations, Beethoven wrote the Diabelli Variations. Martial Solal spent his life inventing variations which he played live in front of audiences. His love of the great composers--Duke Ellington. Richard Rodgers, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and the 20th century classical masters--illuminated his playing.