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Hubert Dupont
Discography
GOLAN, 2016 (Ultrabolic / Ultrack / Muséa) Kartet : Grand Laps, 2014 (Ultrabolic / Songlines / Orkestra) VoxXL, 2014 (Ultrabolic / Ultrack / Muséa) Jasmim, 2013 (Ultrabolic / Ultrack / Muséa) Spiders’ Dance, 2007 (Ultrabolic / Nocturne) Kartet: The Bay Window, 2007 Ultraboles, 2005 (Ultrabolic / Nocturne) Dans le Décor, 1997 Altissimo, 1995
Awards
Revelation Bass Magazine 2005
Tags
Hubert Dupont, Antoine Berjeaut, Steve Arguelles: Trio Kosmos
by Emmanuel Di Tommaso
Tre improvvisatori indomabili tra ritmi siderali e dolcezza dell'acustico spezzata da espansioni elettroniche che sondano l'infinito. Hubert Dupont, Antoine Berjeaut e Steve Arguelles fondano il Trio Kosmos e danno vita a un long playing d'esordio basato sull'improvvisazione illuminata e sulla convergenza fra sonorità acustiche ed elettroniche. Dodici tracce che avvolgono, fanno sognare, ipnotizzano, si dispiegano senza un inizio né una fine, esaltando lo scarto fra l'essere e il nulla. La melodia è presente solo sotto forma di frammento, ...
read moreHubert Dupont: Smart Grid
by Don Phipps
Recorded live at the Salle Jacques Brel, in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Paris, France, Hubert Dupont's Smart Grid offers up a complex and challenging set of modern cool, hard bop, and funky jazz. All six of the album's compositions were penned by Dupont, and share an emphasis on angular phrases and odd meters. The result is an engaging affair that keeps one guessing where the music will go next. Joined by alto saxophonist Denis Guivarc'h, drummer Pierre Mangeard and pianist Yvan ...
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by Samuel Stroup
Hubert Dupont's new live album, Smart Grid, finds the seasoned French bassist in good company. With the assistance of saxophonist Denis Guivarc'h, pianist Yvan Robilliard, and drummer Pierre Mangeard, Dupont manages to give the set's six original tunes the utmost life. The exceptional work of the quartet makes itself known in not only their improvisation and interaction but in the grace and funk they manage to bring to the music. Sadly, this makes it evident that the compositions on the ...
read moreHubert Dupont: Smart Grid
by Karl Ackermann
French bassist and composer Hubert Dupont has been mixing music and political activism since his Sabil Trio played at the Institute of the Arab World in 2013. That event served as the inspiration for Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 1 (2016) and Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 2 (2017), both on the Ultrabolic label. His blend of Arab music and jazz on those releases is part of his broader musical reach, extending to the influences of Africa, Eastern European music and spoken word. Dupont's ...
read moreHubert Dupont: Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 2
by Karl Ackermann
French bassist, composer and activist Hubert Dupont had been touring with a trio called Sabil, playing their initial concert at the Institute of the Arab World in 2013. It was there that he formulated the concept for his multi-cultural, genre-bending Golan/Al Joulan Vol. 1 (Ultrabolic, 2016). In biblical lore, Golan is described as a city of refuge" while geopolitically, the area had been part of Syria, then captured, occupied and later annexed by Israel. Dupont allows the music to develop ...
read more« Hubert Dupont shows he can function well in the ensemble, or do some deft soloing with sensitivity and technical prowess…[…] Before you know it, you are captivated by its intelligence and energy. » G. A. Edwards, 2011.
Primary Instrument
Bass
Location
Paris