1. Indigo Song stage group: Ali Boulo Santo (voc/kora), Julio Rako (bass), Hadja
Kouyate (voc), Keba Kebe (percs) - CD Les racines du ciel: Ali Boulo Santo
(voc/kora), Julio Rako (bass), Hadja Kouyate (voc), Baptiste Trottignon (p),
Sangoma Everett (dms), Pibo Marquez, Dousty Dos Santos (percs), JJ Avenel
(bass), Moriba Koita (ngoni), Cheikh T Seck (keys), Yakhouba Sissoko (kora),
Pinise Saul (voc), Marcia Escoffery (voc), Gérard Pansanel (guit), Kevin Davy
(tpt), Ali Wague (peul flute), Mico Nissim (piano, keys)
2. Quartet/quintet: Ronnie Patterson (piano), Joel Allouche (dms), Jacques
Bernard (bass), JS Simonoviez (piano), Sangoma Everett (dms), JJ Avenel
(bass), Kevin Davy (tpt), Gérard Pansanel (guit), Joel Allouche (dms)
3. Aumja: Pierre Dayraud (percs), Brigitte Menon (sitar), JM Fredéric (guit)..
Influences
The Old Masters of Jazz like Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon... And Mal Waldron, Don Cherry, Wayne Shorter, Albert Ayler, Thelonious S. Monk, Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, Dino Saluzzi, Shirley Horne, Vilayat Khan, Ram Narayan, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Son House, JB Lenoir, Abdullah Ibrahim, Ali Farka Toure, Salif Keita, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Pergolese, Schönberg, voice, percussions, indian music, african ethnic musicians, electronic music. And a lot more...
Record Label
Deux Z, RDC/Plume, Cristal records, ABS Bellissima
I started seriously in jazz music when Don Cherry - the great trumpet player and composer, one of the founders of free jazz (with ornette Coleman) and World Jazz - gave me the opportunity to first study and then work with him - in Sweden and Europe. I play saxophone, alto and soprano and my music is a blend of all my previous experiences in Jazz music and musical memories, also inspired by traditional mediterranean and classical music. I have performed extensively in concerts and festivals in France and worldwide with a.o. Don Cherry, Mal Waldron, Jeanne Lee, J. M’Bizo Dyani, Pierre Dorge, Sangoma Everett, Palle Danielsson, Bobo Stenson, Aldo Romano, Michel Marre, Gérard Pansanel, Ronnie Patterson, and also - in various projects - with Paul Bley, Jim Pepper, Dino Saluzzi, Lester Bowie, Cheikh Tidiane Seck, Hadja Kouyate, Pinise Saul, Neneh Cherry, Djaya Deva, Alain jean-Marie, Archie Shepp, Kirk Lightsey... So far I have released 12 albums, the latest ones being: LES RACINES DU CIEL (RDC/Cristal, 2002), Mythologies (co-signing) and BOLEROS,recorded in Cuba, issued in 2007.
Doudou - You are very special to me. I'm so glad for our musical connection and regular communication. You are always generous with sharing of your knowledge and time. Always your friend...
Doudou, Thanks so much for being one of my first MySpace friends. I love this journey of meeting musicians all over the world. Your music is soothing like a warm blanket on a cool day in autumn. Thx dear friend.
Hello Doudou, thanks for inviting me to your space. I don't think we ever met, but your reputation certainly precedes you. It's an honor to be your friend. The tracks on your page, the playing and writing-outstanding. All the best, Ed Epstein
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