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Nguyen Le

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Born in Paris from vietnamese parents, Nguyên Lê began to play drums at the age of 15, then took up guitar & electric bass. After  graduating in Visual Arts, he majored in Philosophy, writing a thesis on Exoticism. Then he devoted to music, creating "ULTRAMARINE"(1983), a multi-ethnic band whose CD "DÉ"  has been considered "1989's best World Music album" Philippe Conrath,  Libération.  

A self-taught musician, Nguyên Lê started to play out of any stylistic borders: Rock & Funk (Jim Cuomo, Madagascar 84), Jazz standards & avant-garde Jazz (Marc Ducret, Yves Robert), Pop Singers (Ray Charles), Contemporary Music (André Almuro, Tona Scherchen, Marius Constant, Mauricio Kagel), Ethnic Music: African & Caribbean with ULTRAMARINE (85), Algerian with Safy Boutella & Cheb Mami, Indian with Kakoli, Turkish with Kudsi Erguner, Vietnamese  with the learning of  "Dan Bau" (monocorde) in 1979.

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Article: Catching Up With

Steely Dan's Jon Herington and Jim Beard

Read "Steely Dan's Jon Herington and Jim Beard" reviewed by Mike Jacobs


In memory of Jim Beard, this article was first published at All About Jazz on July 6, 2017. While keyboardist / producer Jim Beard and guitarist Jon Herington are both solo recording artists with long and varied careers that straddle jazz, rock and beyond, they may be best known these days for being longtime ...

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Article: Interview

Tomos Williams: An Absolute Riot! Risings, Race And Identity In Wales

Read "Tomos Williams: An Absolute Riot! Risings, Race And Identity In Wales" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Threads. They wind their way through history, overlapping, interconnecting and sometimes weaving strange and powerful narratives that never really end, but simply grow and evolve. In 2020, half a millennium after the first transatlantic slave ships set sail from Europe to Africa, cheering protesters in Bristol, England, dumped the statue of slave trader Edward ...

Album

Sounds of 3 Edition 3

Label: Losen Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Birds' Unrest; Weather Ahead; Calming Sea; On the Horizon; Silenced Sails; Infiltration; Navigating Stars; Free at Last.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hiromi, Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe and Steve Weingart

Read "Hiromi, Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe and Steve Weingart" reviewed by Len Davis


We begin with Hiromi from Brain, Chicago band Bad Dog U, Kick The Cat with Scramble and Alex Machacek from Improvision. Guitarist Nguyễn Le interpreting the music of Jimi Hendrix, Chris Poland from OHM and drummer Jeff Sipe from Timeless. Also, keyboard player Steve Weingart and bassist Adam Nitti . Playlist Hiromi “Kung-Fu world Champion" ...

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Article: Play This!

Nguyen Le: Encanto

Read "Nguyen Le: Encanto" reviewed by Mike Jacobs


It's a rare thing to have two bassists playing together on one track let alone two at the top of opposite ends of the acoustic/electric bass spectrum, but that's exactly what guitarist Nguyen Le managed on his enthralling tune, “Encanto." From Le's album Bakida (ACT, 2000), he is joined by bass titans Carles Benavent on electric ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New music from El Trio, Mauricio Farfan, Erik Escobar and Michael Pipoquinha

Read "New music from El Trio, Mauricio Farfan, Erik Escobar and Michael Pipoquinha" reviewed by Len Davis


Some Latin and Brazilian sounds from El Trio, Mauricio Farfan, Erik Escobar and Michael Pipoquinha. More from the new one from Mohini Dey, then we tour Europe with music from Nils Landgren, the late Esbjorn Svensson, Nguyen Le, Jack Kochan and bassist Per Mathisen.Playlist El Trio “3 For Africa" from 3 For Africa (Challenge) ...

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Article: Album Review

Per Mathisen: Sounds of 3 Edition 3

Read "Sounds of 3 Edition 3" reviewed by Geno Thackara


It was just a matter of time until Norwegian bassist Per Mathisen brought this series to its logical conclusion. Where the first Sounds of 3 (Losen, 2016) pounded the floor with hard-rocking grooves, and its followup Sounds of 3 Edition 2 (Losen, 2019) went a bit subtler and jazzier, Edition 3 drops the fusion blueprint entirely. ...

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Article: Live Review

Shakti At Hammersmith Eventim Apollo

Read "Shakti At Hammersmith Eventim Apollo" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Shakti Hammersmith Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, jny:London June 27, 2023 All things must come to pass. Still, it came as a shock to learn that Shakti's two concerts in London would be their last in the UK. Earlier dates in India, a summer tour of Europe and North American dates through August ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Andre Kunz, Dominique Di Piazza, Nicholas D'Amato and Akira Jimbo

Read "Andre Kunz, Dominique Di Piazza, Nicholas D'Amato and Akira Jimbo" reviewed by Len Davis


Music from the '90s and 2000s with Andre Kunz from Rejected, David Fiuczynski and Rufus Cappadocia from KIF, Dominique Di Piazza fromPrinces Sita. Also, On Impulse featuring French guitarist Marc Guillermont, Nicholas D'Amato with Wayne Krantz, Peter Erskine-Nguyen Le-Michel Benita from their album E_L_B. From Japan Side Steps and Akira Jimbo, and we finish with a ...


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