- Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis (b.
Lyon, France ,February 2 ,1953 ) is a Frenchjazz musician. He performs onclarinet ,bass clarinet , andsoprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, includingjazz andfree jazz . His music shows great creativity and a lively sense of humor.Sclavis began his musical education at the "conservatoire de
Lyon " at age 9, where he studied clarinet. He began performing with the Lyon Workshop, where he metMichel Portal andBernard Lubat . He then joined theBrotherhood of Breath ofChris McGregor , and later theHenri Texier quartet.He began his work as a leader in 1987, with his first album "Chine". The track "Duguesclin" has actually been a hit in France, due to its lively, middle-age inspiration. In 1995, he created, along with Henri Texier and
Aldo Romano , a trio named the "African trio" which achieved considerable success, even outside of the French jazz community.He frequently performs with the cellist
Ernst Reijseger and was one of the first to combine jazz with French folk music, working most prominently with thehurdy-gurdy playerValentin Clastrier .Discography
* "Chine" (
Label Bleu , 1987)
* "Chamber Music" (Label Bleu , 1990)
* "Ellington on the air" (Label Bleu , 1991)
* "Acoustic Quartet" (ECM, 1994)
* "Carnets de Route" (Label Bleu , 1995)
* "Ceux qui veillent la nuit" (Label Bleu , 1996)
* "Les violences de Rameau" (ECM, 1996)
* "Suite africaine" (Label Bleu , 1999)
* "L'affrontement des prétendants" (ECM, 2001)
* "Napoli's Walls" (ECM, 2003)
* "African Flashback" (Label Bleu , 2005)
* "L'imparfait des Langues" (ECM, 2007)External links
* [http://www.fmp-label.de/freemusicproduction/musiker/sclavis.html FMP releases]
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