John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy, Steve Coleman, Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove, Greg Howe, Wayne Krantz, Alex Machacek, Vernon Reid, Sylvain Luc, Baden Powell, Mike Stern, Allan Holdsworth, Brett Garsed, Scott Henderson, Pierre-Jean Gaucher, John Scofield, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Brad Mehldau, Chucho Valdés, Bugge Wesseltoft, Dälek, Buck 65...
Hi, my name is Alex Ehrsam & I’m a guitar player from France. My debut album "djaz_dtox" blends instrumental fusion ideas, jazz chordal structures & funky grooves. I’ve been playing guitar for the last thirteen years. I grew up in a musical environment listening to a lot of jazz & rag-time, discovering Miles & Coltrane, their universe & their vision of music.
Since graduating from Music Academy International (Nancy, France) in december 2003, I’ve been trying to cut into basic guitar chops to create arpegiated approaches, developing a jazz feel through a specific choice of notes & yet sticking to a heavy rock sound. I’m mostly using mixolydian, dorian, altered, blues modes & a lot of chromatic tricks, through hybrid techniques combining legato, sweep & finger picking…
I also worked on building a smooth nu-jazz ambience in my music. “Elevator Shaft” is one of the tracks dedicated to this amazing musical movement.
A few friends of mine have joined the party to jam along. Guests : bass - Patrick Chapus (solo on Out U Go), alto/tenor sax - Christophe Rieger (Elevator Shaft & Malpractice), guitar - Nicolas Muller (also on Elevator Shaft & Malpractice). Thank you guys.
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My album is available at this site : www.guitar9.com (USA & South America)
Check my official site for more music extracts, photos & complete album graphics : www.alexehrsam.fr
Present & Future
I eventually had the chance to gather 3 musicians, patient, accurate & passionate to play my tunes live, hence giving a true shape to my music. Olivier Wilhelm on drums, Anh-Quàn Lê on fretless bass & Thomas Gutehrlé on guitar. We started playing gigs along 2009.
The 2d album is now completely written, we are having recording sessions for drums throughout the end of december. The album will be available beginning of summer 2010. Wait & see.
Scab Co-worker @ Le Clou, Nancy (France) - 05/12/09
Standard Procedure @ MFK, Strasbourg (France) - 27/06/09
Alex Ehrsam Group @ Giraf' Café, Strasbourg (France) - 27/11/09
Live in Strasbourg (France) - Place du Temple Neuf - 12/07/09
Live @ MFK, Strasbourg (France) - 27/06/09
I am currently teaching guitar in several schools in the Montpellier area (South of France).
People, keep the Vibe alive.
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My music can also be heard here :
Review/Chronique Guitarist & Bass Magazine hors série n°213 (France)
Merci pour l'invitation. C'est rare que j'aime le rock mais le votre est particulèrement bien écrit et structuré. On sent l'influence des grands jazzmans du free électrique (Miles !) sans que jamais vous ne tombiez dans les clichés. Longue route à vous...
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