Louis Sclavis
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Background information | |
Born | Lyon, France | 2 February 1953
Genres | Jazz, Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation, contemporary classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone |
Years active | 1975–present |
Labels | ECM, Label Bleu |
Louis Sclavis (born 2 February 1953)[1] is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation and contemporary classical.
Life and career
He was born in Lyon, France.[1] Sclavis played with the Henri Texier Quartet.[2]
He has won numerous awards, including: the
He was one of the first to combine jazz with French folk music, working most prominently with the hurdy-gurdy player Valentin Clastrier.[5]
Discography
- Ad Augusta Per Argustia (Nato, 1981)
- Clarinettes (Label Bleu, 1985)
- Chine (Ida, 1987)
- Chamber Music (Ida, 1989)
- Ellington on the Air (Ida, 1991)
- Rouge (ECM, 1991)
- Trio de Clarinettes: Live (FMP, 1991)
- Acoustic Quartet (ECM, 1994)
- Carnet de Routes (Label Bleu, 1995)
- Ceux qui veillent la nuit (JMS, 1996)
- Danses et Autres Scenes (JMS, 1998)
- Les Violences de Rameau (ECM, 1996)
- Suite Africaine (Label Bleu, 1999)
- L'Affrontement des Prétendants(ECM, 1999)
- Dans la Nuit(ECM, 2000)
- Napoli's Walls (ECM, 2002)
- Koch, 2004)
- Roman, (2004);[6]
- African Flashback (Label Bleu, 2005)
- L'Imparfait des Langues (ECM, 2007)
- Lost on the Way (ECM, 2009)
- Eldorado Trio (Clean Feed, 2010)
- Sources (ECM, 2012)
- Silk and Salt Melodies (ECM, 2014)
- Characters On A Wall (ECM, 2019)
- Les Cadances Du Monde (JMS-Cream, 2022)
Filmography
- 1999: Ça commence aujourd'hui by Bertrand Tavernier (Sony MusicFrance)
- 2002: Un moment de bonheur by Antoine Santana
- 2002: ECM)
- 2002: Vivre me tue by Jean-Pierre Sinapi
- 2007: Après lui by Gaël Morel
- 2009: Amos Gitaï
- 2009: Portraits-autoportraits by Gilles Porte
- 2011: Amos Gitaï
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Lewis, Dave. "Henri Texier: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "Eric Linard Editions - Biographie Louis Sclavis -". www.ericlinardeditions.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "Artist – Louis Sclavis – Biography | Virgile Legrand Galerie". www.galerie-virgile-legrand.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Bwat.fr. "Hérésie Valentin Clastrier | Le Triton". www.letriton.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "FMP/FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION (The Label)". Fmp-label.de. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
External links
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