Alexis Tcholakian - New Breath (Live In Paris)

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:24
Size: 141,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:02)  1. New Breath
(8:56)  2. From Day to Day
(4:22)  3. Thinking Out Loud
(7:17)  4. It Was You, Me & the Moon
(7:42)  5. Brazillian Like
(7:11)  6. Waltse for Dave
(6:04)  7. Dienda
(7:03)  8. Rain Waltz
(7:43)  9. I Hear a Rapsody

Alexis, born in Paris in 1969, is a pianist currently residing in France where he has enjoyed a fair amount of notoriety over the past decade. He studied classical piano, until his teen years, with Huguette Agédérian (concert pianist / first prize of the Académie Marguerite Long). In 1990, he won a scholarship to study jazz at the famous « Berklee College of Music » in Boston. Back in France, he developed his jazz playing with the well known jazz master Bernard Maury, friend of Bill Evans and Michel Petrucciani. Alexis Tcholakian has played in many venues in France, England, Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, Algéria, and often plays in Parisians jazz clubs (Petit Opportun, Sunset, Sunside, Petit Journal Montparnasse, Jazz Act, Caveau des Légendes, 7 Lézards, Opus Café, Franc-Pinot, Archipel …) Alexis is also a sideman for many jazz singers in France. Under his own name he has recorded 4 different trio CD's ; released in 1996, 1998, 2004 and 2011, a solo piano CD « Search for Peace » released in april 2008, a solo piano DVD « Self portrait » (2008) and a Trio DVD « Play Time » (2010). His lastest Trio CD « POETIC MEMORY Live @ The Sunside », was recorded live at the famous Sunside Jazz Club in Paris  http://alexistcholakian.wixsite.com/alexis-music/biography

New Breath (ive In Paris)

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Ingrid James, Alexis Tcholakian Trio - Trajectoire

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:37
Size: 129.6 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[6:29] 1. A Timeless Place-The Peacocks
[4:08] 2. Trajectoire
[5:06] 3. An Angel Touched Me
[6:50] 4. Blue Confluence
[4:49] 5. Jagged Thorn
[4:22] 6. Midsummer Flower
[5:18] 7. A Page Has Turned
[5:18] 8. Night Reflection
[4:40] 9. Circle Of Love
[4:08] 10. Dance With Me
[5:24] 11. It's Not Over

Ingrid James: vocals; Alexis Tcholakian: piano; Simon Teboul: bass; Thierry Tardieu: drums; Simon Spang-Hanssen: saxophone; Miroslav Bukovsky: flugelhorn; Mariane Bitran: flute; Guillaume Muschalle: guitar; Todd Harrison: drums.

Trajectoire is a collaboration between the French pianist composer Alexis Tcholakian and the Queensland based vocalist Ingrid James. Their paths crossed in France when she was performing in a Paris jazz club when he approached her to write lyrics to some of his melodies as part of a vocal project with other singers in France. After completion of several songs together it felt right for them to do an album and in June 2014 Trajectorie was recorded in Paris.

Consisting mostly of their original compositions (the one exception being a comely version of the Jimmy Rowles standard "The Peacocks" with lyrics by Norma Winstone) this vocally outstanding album is now available through Newmarket Music in Australia. Throughout the recording Tcholakian's pianoforte is flawless on every track. His world class trio accompanies him dextrously on every move, slipping and gliding through the various stories of love, disillusion, hope and hip jazz life like a Maserati manoeuvring the climbs and gradients of a curving mountainous path. There are highs and lows at every turn and Ms James is always in command vocally at the wheel of this transcendently impressive outing with her flawless technique and gilded timbre. Adding to this are some magical improvisational moments from the wind section especially Simon Span—Hanssen's tenor on several tracks and Mariane Bitran's flute on the title track. Miroslav Bukovsky's sympathetic flugelhorn on "Night Reflection" mourns wistfully on a soulful ode to the brevity of life. May their paths continue to cross in many harmonious musical journeys in the future. ~Barry O'Sullivan

Trajectoire

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