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Sebastien Paindestre

Pianist, composer, teacher and co-organizer of jazz concerts in Malakoff ( La Fabrica'son, France, near Paris).

Member of Artists Recording Collective, jazz label (N.Y, Kansas City, U.S.A)

DEBUT:

He started playing music rather late. Indeed he took his first piano lessons in 1988. Following the advice of Alain Béguin, percussionist and teacher (artistic co-director of the 'Nuits des musiciens'), he joined the ENMD in Montreuil in 1990 and attended sylvie Irla and Olivier Chauzu's classical piano lessons. He was then deeply touched by the beauty of musical pieces by Bach, Chopin, ravel and Debussy.

In this school he got acquainted with the saxophonist Jean-Claude Fohrenbach's students and found jazz most appealing through them. The year after that he interrupted his classical studies and started learning jazz with this teacher and by listening carefully to the other students work. Among the students were David El Malek, Francois Homps, Alain Bugéli and Franck Oberson. At that time he met Antoine Paganotti. He put an end to his classical studies at the end of 1994 but eager to improve his art he joined Erik Berchot's piano section from 2000 to 2003 at the academy of arts in Bagnolet.

Beside his work as a musician he was also a groupleader for children at Montreuil's outdoor center from 1992 to 2000. There he created a musical section for children (Mini conservatoire Amadeus, 1994). During the same period he accompanied the dancers of the contemporary dance section of the school of arts in Montreuil and started teaching classical and jazz piano in Montreuil, Rosny-sous-Bois and Villemonble. As a teacher he took part in the creation of a jazz piano section at the academy of arts in Santeny ( near Paris) from 2003 to 2004 and he was also involved in the making/lauching of a Jazz festival in Normandy 'La Mare au Jazz' (Lignieres-Orgeres) from 1998 to 2003.

MUSICAL EXPERIENCE:

Then came the time of musical maturity when he started playing on a regular basis with the jazz band called 'The Now Blues Quartet' with Franck Roger on alto saxophone, Jean-Claude Oleksiak on bass and Besnoit Raffin on drums. He played live with this band from 2000 to 2001 all over France and appeared on stage with this quartet up to 200 times within this period.

He was then introduced to the singer Cristine Combe and to the pianist Jacques labarriere by the drummer Jean-Louis Méchali. This meeting led to a fruitful collaboration with the singer and Eve Griliquez (who was playing an important role in the media area at the time and was also very efficient in discovering new talents ) in a show about Boris Vian 'On n'est pas la pour se faire engueuler' which went on at the 'Tourtour's theatre' for six weeks and then all over france in 2000 and 2001.

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Album Review

Atlantico: A Stovepipe Hat Made From Silk

Read "A Stovepipe Hat Made From Silk" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


This album by the European/American quartet Atlantico co-led by French jazz pianist Sebastien Paindestre and U.S. reed and woodwind player Dave Schroeder completes the band's planned triptych, following New Easter Island (La Fabrica'son, 2019). For this sequel they are joined by acoustic bassist Mike Richmond (replacing Martin Wind) and drummer John Hadfield (replacing Billy Drummond). Tenor saxophonist Billy Drewes (who had played on one track on the last outing) guests on four tracks, expanding the group to a quintet.

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Sébastien Paindestre Trio: Paris

Read "Paris" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


French pianist Sébastien Paindestre--last heard on the French/American quartet Atlantico's En Rouge (La Fabrica'son, 2016)--leads his own trio in a mostly-original program. The liner notes credit a Fender Rhodes technician, and the opener “Scottish Folk Song" (by Walt Weiskopf) shows why. After introducing the tune on acoustic piano with double bassist Jean-Claude Oleksiak and drummer Antoine Paganotti (with the pastoral sound promised by the title) the Rhodes makes a dramatic entry with a distorted, highly electronic sound. It's very distinctive, ...

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Sebastien Paindestre: Live @ Duc des Lombards

Read "Live @ Duc des Lombards" reviewed by Edward Blanco


French pianist Sébastien Paindestre teams up with his longtime band mates for a blend of originals and smart cover tunes on Live @ Duc des Lombards. Recorded live at the Duc des Lombards jazz club in Paris, France in 2008, the disc documents a session of primarily instrumental music, with the exception of Brad Mehldau's “Ron's Place," featuring vocalist Michele-Anna Mimouni.Paindestre is quick to establish himself as the dominant musical force on this set, with a solid and ...

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Amnesiac Quartet: Tribute to Radiohead

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Led by pianist Sebastien Paindestre, France's Amnesiac Quartet pays homage to the iconic British band Radiohead with Tribute to Radiohead. The disc is an endearing live set of instrumental renditions of five Radiohead songs, each with extended open space for intense improvising from Paindestre, soprano saxophonist Fabrice Theuillon, bassist Joachim Florent, and drummer Antoine Paganotti. The opening “Everything in its Right Place" settles into a soothing groove with Paindestre's enveloping Rhodes vamp and Theuillon's mellow rendering of ...

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Sebastien Paindestre Trio: Parcours

Read "Parcours" reviewed by John Barron


Parcours finds French pianist Sebastien Paindestre leading a trio with longtime collaborators Antoine Paganotti (drums) and Jean-Claude Oleksiak (bass). The disc highlights the collaborative spirit of the ensemble, navigating through Paindestre's harmonically lush compositions.

The session opener, “Le Soupirail," has a modal, swinging quality reminiscent of a 1960s Wayne Shorter composition. It's the perfect introduction to Paindestre's modern approach. The pianist has a supple touch on the keyboard, maintaining an even flow with impressive technical control. With improvisational ideas that ...

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Sebastien Paindestre Trio: Parcours

Read "Parcours" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


Sebastien Paindestre can communicate with unbridled impressionism and also swing and bop like mad. These are what make this trio record, Parcours, such a memorable experience. The title suggests “wandering" or “wanderlust," depending on how you view the grammar of the music. You would think that it is courageous to make a trio record--piano, bass and drums--in a world inhabited by those under Bill Evans or Ahmad Jamal, or the attempts at stretching the form made by Keith Jarrett or ...

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Sebastien Paindestre Trio: Ecoutez Moi

Read "Ecoutez Moi" reviewed by Jim Santella


The title that pianist Sébastien Paindestre has given his debut album translates as “Listen to Me. His trio, three creative soloists who also work well as an ensemble, back that up with a superb straight-ahead session. Paindestre's original compositions burn with a spontaneous, crystal clear intensity. The delicate touch that he's developed at the piano proves graceful.

In the hands of Paindestre and his musical partners, Stella by Starlight makes plenty of room for the notes to dance ...

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Music Industry

French Jazz Pianist, Sbastien Paindestre Joins ARC

French Jazz Pianist, Sbastien Paindestre Joins ARC

Source: Artists Recording Collective, LLC

Artists Recording Collective (ARC) is pleased to announce that French jazz pianist, Sbastien Paindestre has become a member of their artists roster. He will be releasing a new CD this summer titled, “Live @ Le Duc des Lombards (ARC-2178). Paindestre is a respected pianist, composer, teacher and concert promoter in Malakoff (La Fabrica'son, France, near Paris).He started piano lessons at 15 years-old and graduated to formal classical study in just two short years. Within the next four years of training, ...

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Recording

Sebastien Paindestre Trio Releases "Parcours"

Sebastien Paindestre Trio Releases "Parcours"

Source: All About Jazz

Second album of Sebastien Paindestre's band upcoming on 12th April 2008. French jazz pianist... “Paindestre is a respected pianist, composer, teacher and concert promoter in Malakoff (La Fabrica'son, France, near Paris). He started piano lessons at 15 years-old and graduated to formal classical study in just two short years. Within the next four years of training, he transitioned completely to jazz and has since played with dozens of France's greatest jazzmen. Paindestre's experiences include composing and conducting children's music, accompanying ...

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Performance / Tour

'ASR Records artist, Sébastien Paindestre tour dates

'ASR Records artist, Sébastien Paindestre tour dates

Source: All About Jazz

10 septembre 2005 (Trio) : “Les matins bleus" (92) 15, rue Carnot 92100 Boulogne 30 septembre 2005 à 20h30 (Trio) : “La cendrée “ (94) 54, Av de Grosbois, Marolles-en-Brie 7 octobre 2005 (avec Lili Calabre) : “La cendrée “ (94) 54, Av de Grosbois, Marolles-en-Brie 14 octobre 2005 (Trio) : “La cendrée “ ...

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A Stovepipe Hat Made...

La Fabrica'son
2021

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Ecoutez-moi

'ASR Records
2019

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Paris

La Fabrica'son
2016

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Tribute to Radiohead

Self Produced
2010

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Live @ Duc des...

ARC - Artists Recording Collective
2010

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Parcours

Self Produced
2008

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Everything in its right place

From: Tribute to Radiohead
By Sebastien Paindestre

Le Soupirail

From: Parcours
By Sebastien Paindestre

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