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Steve Argüelles, Francesco Bigoni, Benoit Delbecq, Francesco Diodati: Weave4

Read "Weave4" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


È piuttosto singolare la musica di questo Weave4 (Parco della Musica Records): aperta fino ad apparir sfrangiata, eppure con un andamento narrativo; astratta e d'ispirazione contemporanea, ma al tempo stesso con un suo palese gusto melodico; con un cuore acustico, avvolto però in un alone elettronico; dubbiosa ed esitante nelle direzioni da prendere, ma ciononostante coerente e mai confusa. Registrata nell'ottobre del 2021 dopo una residenza di due settimane a Parigi, vede protagonisti Francesco Bigoni, sax tenore e ...

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Illegal Crowns: Unclosing

Read "Unclosing" reviewed by John Sharpe


When a band of four leaders in their own right still exists over ten years after its inception, then something worthwhile is afoot. Illegal Crowns comprises the familiar American triumvirate of guitarist Mary Halvorson, cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and drummer Tomas Fujiwara, who first crossed paths with French pianist Benoît Delbecq in 2012. Their third album Unclosing follows on from an eponymous debut (Rogue Art 2016) and the sophomore No-Nosed Puppet (Rogue Art , 2020). An accomplished blend of accessibility ...

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Benoît Delbecq 4: Gentle Ghosts

Read "Gentle Ghosts" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Quando ci capita di incontrare, discograficamente parlando, il pianista francese Benoît Delbecq, cinquantasei anni il prossimo giugno, non rimaniamo mai delusi, e questo suo ultimo lavoro, inciso a Parigi nel settembre 2019, non fa eccezione. Vi è all'opera il suo oliatissimo, efficientissimo quartetto, cui il tenore di Mark Turner dà la sua classica impronta, diafana, sorniona, vigorosamente pensosa (un contrasto in termini? e perché mai?), cui il parterre che lo affianca, anche grazie alla puntualità strutturale di ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Benoît Delbecq, Charles Mingus, Danilo Gallo, Tom Rainey & More New Releases

Read "Benoît Delbecq, Charles Mingus, Danilo Gallo, Tom Rainey & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


In this installment of Mondo Jazz we check out the latest releases by prolific French pianist Benoit Delbecq, the expanded version of Charles Mingus' 1974 legendary concert at Carnegie Hall, the textural work of Waxwing and the trio of Thomas Strønen, Ayumi Tanaka, Marthe Lea, and a couple of albums that may end up very high on the best of 2021 lists: the latest releases by Danilo Gallo and Tom Rainey.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz ...

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Benoit Delbecq: The Weight of Light

Read "The Weight of Light" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


The concept of light having weight may seem unusual but in listening to this solo set by pianist Benoit Delbecq, the idea starts to make sense. His style of playing mixes feathery improvisations with clanking rhythms that bring a feeling of mass and density to his work. Delbecq uses a lot of prepared piano techniques and has mastered them to the point where he can mold clusters of dampened, thudding notes into a rhythm track that supports his ...

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Benoit Delbecq: The Weight of Light

Read "The Weight of Light" reviewed by John Sharpe


French pianist Benoit Delbecq has become one of the leading exponents of the John Cage-inspired school of prepared piano in the jazz and improvised music arena. So much so that Canadian pianist Kris Davis received a grant to study extended piano techniques with him early in her career, and has since performed with him in duet. No surprise then to find Delbecq's solo recital The Weight Of Light appearing on Davis' Pyroclastic imprint. He's no stranger to the ...

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Benoit Delbecq: The Weight of Light

Read "The Weight of Light" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


Parisian pianist & composer Benoît Delbecq has not recorded a solo album in more than a decade. His collaborations are with impressive company including Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Lotte Anker, Mark Turner, Steve Argüelles, Gerald Cleaver, Marc Ducret, Gerry Hemingway, Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum, and Kris Davis. It is Davis' Pyroclastic Records that Delbecq calls home for the eclectic collection The Weight of Light. Delbecq is not a household name in the U.S.A.; many of his recordings ...

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Recording

Songlines Will Release Kartet's Grand Laps On March 11, 2014

Songlines Will Release Kartet's Grand Laps On  March 11, 2014

Source: GoMedia PR

Sixth Album from Critically Lauded Kartet Introduces New Member and Expanded Instrumentation “Kartet makes a deliberate and beautiful brand of inside-out jazz...decidedly unconventional yet not harsh or taxing on the ear...Kartet flows seamlessly in and out of improvisations, and its arranged material shows harmonic daring and imagination." —Will Layman, PopMatters It's seven years since Kartet's sixth album (The Bay Window, Songlines), but then this is a group that's been pacing itself for the long haul. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in ...

Recording

Benoit Delbecq & Fred Hersch Double Trio's "Fun House" and Chris Clark's Debut "Cedar Wisely" Coming from Songlines

Benoit Delbecq & Fred Hersch Double Trio's "Fun House" and Chris Clark's Debut "Cedar Wisely" Coming from Songlines

Source: GoMedia PR

Songlines will release a pair of extremely diverse yet equally exciting albums on March 12. Fun House, the first recorded collaboration between the critically acclaimed pianists Benoit Delbecq and Fred Hersch, finds them performing in a rare double-trio configuration. It's a ground-breaking encounter and between jazz piano and the sonic resources of contemporary classical music, between American tradition and the European avant-garde. Hersch's quest for absolute beauty and impeccable virtuosity have become legendary. Delbecq is one of Europe's most prominent ...

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Video / DVD

Free Exclusive Video Download of "Details of the Wind" from Songlines

Free Exclusive Video Download of "Details of the Wind" from Songlines

Source: GoMedia PR

For the next two weeks, Songlines Recordings, home to such critically acclaimed artists as Brad Shepik, Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day, and Benoit Delbecq, is giving away a free, exclusive download of a video from Delbecq and Francois Houle. The video captures the two musicians in the studio during the recording of their current Songlines release Because She Hoped, performing an improvisation of the song, “Details of the Wind." Because She Hoped is the third release on Songlines from pianist Benoit ...

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Recording

Benoit Delbecq and Francois Houle Reunite on "Because She Hoped"

Benoit Delbecq and Francois Houle Reunite on "Because She Hoped"

Source: GoMedia PR

Third CD from Acclaimed Pianist and Clarinetist Released on Songlines Recordings Released on November 8 Pianist Benoit Delbecq and clarinetist Francois Houle, who last collaborated as a duo on 2002's Dice Thrown, have once again joined forces on Because She Hoped, their third recording as a duo on Songlines Recordings. Because She Hoped was released on November 8. Both musicians have a long and storied history with the label. Houle, who is based in Vancouver, Canada (as is Songlines), was ...

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Award / Grant

Benoit Delbecq Awarded Prestigious Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros for 2010 Songlines Releases Circles and Calligrams and The Sixth Jump

Benoit Delbecq Awarded Prestigious Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros for 2010 Songlines Releases Circles and Calligrams and The Sixth Jump

Source: GoMedia PR

"Plenty of forward-thinking jazz pianists have been painted with a modern-classical brush, but few have approached improvisation armed with the manual vocabularies demanded by Cage, Ligeti and the like with the same diligence and flair as Parisian keyboardist Delbecq." —Time Out New York Acclaimed Paris-based pianist Benoît Delbecq has been awarded the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros for his simultaneously released Songlines CDs, Circles and Calligrams and The Sixth Jump, it was announced November 25 in Paris. The prize, ...

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Music Industry

Marc Ducret and Benoit Delbecq - Bleu Sur Sca NE (Sans Bruit, 2008) ****

Marc Ducret and Benoit Delbecq - Bleu Sur Sca NE (Sans Bruit, 2008) ****

Source: All About Jazz

French guitarist Marc Ducret is best known for his collaborations with Tim Berne, but he already has close to a dozen own releases. French pianist Benoit Delbecq has played with numerous musicians, including Evan Parker, Franois Houle, with the French Kartet, recently with Poolplayers, and he has of course also released several own CDs. I think Ducret and Delbecq played only once together on a record and that is on Ducret's “Qui Parle". This duo recording is a live performance ...

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Event

Benoit Delbecq / Tanya Kalmanovitch duo performance (Sun.9/25) in New York!

Benoit Delbecq / Tanya Kalmanovitch duo performance (Sun.9/25) in New York!

Source: All About Jazz

"Sundays at 5“ PRESENTS ... BENOÎT DELBECQ (piano, prepared piano) TANYA KALMANOVITCH (violist/violinist) September 25th at 5pm at Hudson View Gardens “Lounge" 116 Pinehurst Avenue, Washington Heights $12 French Canadian pianist/composer BENOÎT DELBECQ and Canadian, now New York-based violist/violinist TANYA KALMANOVITCH will perform new music and improvisation for this very special concert and musical meeting of strings.

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Unclosing

Out Of Your Head Records
2023

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Weave4

Parco Della Musica
2023

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The Weight of Light

Pyroclastic Records
2021

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Gentle Ghosts

Jazzdor Series
2021

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Eyeballing

Dstream
2020

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Spots On Stripes

Clean Feed Records
2018

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Anamorphoses

From: The Weight of Light
By Benoit Delbecq

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