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Conor Walsh: The Lucid

March 26, 2019 By guillaume

Conor Walsh - The-Lucid (2019) - artwork © Louise Gaffney

Conor Walsh was an Irish pianist and electronic musician based in Co. Mayo who released his début EP The Front in 2015. A year later though, he suffered a heart attack and tragically passed away at the early age of 36. The Front already offered a wonderful insight into a mature and ingenious artistic vision, but the EP remained ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Featured, Ireland, Modern Classical Tagged With: ambient, Conor Walsh, electro, piano

Hailu Mergia: Lala Belu

March 14, 2019 By guillaume

Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu (2018)

Born in Ethiopia and based in Washington since the early 1980s, Hailu Mergia is a legendary keyboard player who was a key member of the extraordinary golden era of Ethio-Jazz that first graced the African music scene between the late 1960s and 1970s. "Tche Belew", his seminal record as a leader with the Walias Band in 1977 is ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: Éthiopiques, Hailu Mergia, keyboard, melodica, piano, trio

Julien Marchal: Insight IV

March 6, 2019 By guillaume

Julien Marchal - Insight-IV (2019)

Based in Bordeaux, Julien Marchal is a modern classical pianist and composer who has perfected over the years a quasi-trademark and consistent sound with the same microphone placement, as if his upright piano had been wrapped in cotton wool. Initiated in 2014 with a first EP, the Insight series now stands as a collection of 43 ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Modern Classical Tagged With: Julien Marchal, piano

Kelly Moran: Ultraviolet

February 18, 2019 By guillaume

I was squatted down in the forest, listening to the sounds of the wind and the wildlife, and all the echoes surrounding me. I asked myself: How can I make music that feels like this: natural, connected, and effortless? Kelly Moran Based in Brooklyn, Kelly Moran is a young pianist, composer and producer. Classically ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Modern Classical Tagged With: ambient, electro, Kelly Moran, piano

Dominique Charpentier: Carnet de Voyage

January 28, 2019 By guillaume

Dominique Charpentier - Carnet de Voyage (2018)

Based in coastal Provence, Dominique Charpentier is a young French pianist and composer whose music is also informed by other instruments such as accordion, guitar or ukulele. Starting the piano at a very young age and honing his skills by covering a huge range of musical styles on his YouTube channel, the musician has gradually ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Modern Classical, OST Tagged With: cinema, Dominique Charpentier, piano

Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams

November 29, 2018 By guillaume

Anouar Brahem - Blue-Maqams (2017)

The fear of repetition is probably what underpins Anouar Brahem’s entire recording career. “C’est ma hantise” (It’s my worst nightmare) said the Tunisian-born oud player in a recent interview. Since his début for the Munich-based ECM record label in 1991, the musician has performed in solo or shared the studio with a different ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: Anouar Brahem, double bass, drums, oud, piano, quartet

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