Piano, vocal, percs, arrangement: Meddy Gerville, (Vocal Guest: Danyèl Waro) - Drums: Titi Dufour, Laurent Lebeau, Horacio "el negro" Hernandez, François Legros, Laurent Serveaux - Bass: Michel Alibo, Olivier Babaz, Bernard Permal, Dominique Di Piazza, Linley Marthe, Matthew Garrison - Percussions: Jérome Calciné - Guitars: Guillaume Legras, Jean-Marie Ecay, Olivier Louvel, Louis Winsberg, Jaco Abel - Saxophones: Jim Célestin, Stéphane Guillaume - Trumpet: Nicolas Folmer - Trombone: Daniel Zimmermann - Guest & Background Vocals: Fabrice Legros, Clarice Técher - Dancers: Céleste Graziella, Myriam Cadet, Audray Gauliris
Influences
Herbie Hancock, Danyèl Waro, Michael Brecker, Sting, Chick Corea, Linley Marthe, Fabrice Legros, Ti-Fock, Baster, Sabouk, la musique de la Réunion et le Jazz...
Sounds Like
Mixed between Jazz and Sega Maloya, a traditionnal music from Reunion Island
About Meddy Gerville au Festival de Jazz en Martinique
Meddy was born in 1974 in St Pierre, the largest city in southern Reunion Island.Right from the beginning of his career, Meddy has played with the most popular bands from Reunion: Baster, Ti Fock Sabouk and performed all over Europe, Africa and the USA.
In 1997, his first solo album was released "Réunion Island" playing in a trio format alongside some prestigious guests: Louis Winsberg (Sixun), Nicolas Folmer (ONJ), Philippe Sellam (No Jazz). At the time, his band was made up of Max Dalleau on drums and David Félix on bass and double-bass.
The year 2000 saw the release of a second album "Jazz'Oya", driven by the same drummer and Lalah Rakotorahalahy on bass, with other guests both from France and Réunion: Olivier Louvel (Inlandsis, Orchestre National de Barbès), Stéphane Guillaume (Didier Lockwood, Stéphane Huchard, ONJ), Linley Marthe (Joe Zawinul...), Laurent Dalleau, Didier Dijoux, Miguy Pétrel, Fabrice Legros, Daniel Riesser, Subbash Dhunoohchand.
The album title perfectly illustrates his artistic quest of a fusion between jazz, its sophisticated harmonies, creative freedom and the swing and complex rhythms of maloya, the "blues made in Reunion."
In 2004 David Félix is back on the bass and Meddy invites Nicolas Moucazambo on percussions to join him and a third album is out "Sobat' ek lamour". Once again, we find the usual guests who have now become friends: Nicolas Folmer, Stéphane Guillaume, Daniel Zimmermann, Olivier Louvel, Louis Winsberg and Fabrice Legros.
In 2005 Meddy simultaneously worked on 2 projects. The first one remained devoted to jazz and maloya jazz, the second was dedicated more to the fans of "world music" (traditional maloya and séga songs)
He met great bass player Dominique Di-Piazza (John Mc Laughlin Trio, Bireli Lagrène, Dennis Chambers…) and they started to work and rehearse together in his home studio in Le Tampon (Reunion)
Later on that year some other very prominent musicians were invited such as recording grammy award winner, drummer Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez (Michel Camilo, McCoy Tyner, Carlos Santana, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Eddie Palmieri) and guitar player Jean-Marie Ecay (Didier Lockwood, Claude Nougaro, Richard Galliano, Billy Cobham, Eddy Gomez). The quartet performed on Réunion Island and on some surrounding islands. The musical adventure was successful and upon "El Negro's" suggestion, they all decided to record on Meddy's new album:"Jazz Amwin" released on Reunion in March 2006
The second project/band was made up of local musicians. The aim for Meddy was to go back to singing. A séga, maloya album: "Ti pa ti pa n'alé" with Danyel Waro as a guest artist was also released (March 2006)
Other great collaboration or projects include: Matthew Garrison on bass (Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny) and "El Negro" during the St Gilles International Jazz Festival (October 2006). Paris Jazz Big Band (Nicolas Folmer, Pierre Bertrand, André Cécarelli, Stéphane Guillaume ...) Le Trabendo in June 2007. Bassist Michel Alibo (Sixun, Salif Keita...), Tetsuro Kawashima (Sax) and many more...
Meddy's sixth album: "Fo kronm la vi" was released in April 2008, he is now on the road with Michel Alibo/Olivier Babaz, Titi Dufour, Jérôme Calciné and Jim Célestin...
All albums are available on: iTunes - www.fnac.com - www.cdbaby.com -www.mosaicmusicdistribution.com - www.cdreunion.com and more...
Salut Meddy! Content de t'avoir rencontré chez Nicolas, j'espère que la prochaine fois que tu passera par Paris je pourrai avoir un cours de piano avec toi! Haha! A bientôt j'espère biz!
Meddy Gerville: wonderful page and release we listen and read full, fantastic and generous music and playing, the most great world influence in new jazz, thank you with heart
Alain Caron At Bass Player Live 2009 in Los Angeles October 24 and 25,the event takes place at SIR studios -Studio 5 Featuring Otmaro Ruiz on keys ant Tom Brechtlein on drums visit ghostnoterecords.com
Merci Meddy, pour ce fabuleux show au Jam de Montpellier, pour ta gentillesse, ta disponibilité en backstage. Vivement que tu reviennes ! Super groupe ! Jéjé toujours au top, Mr Fanfant en très grande forme, et le grand Jim...un régal. Merci pour "Ni dovan, ni deryer"...ma préférée. Mon fils a été super content des dédicaces !
Salut Meddy, je viens de voir "Les trophées des arts afro-caribéens" et je suis dégouté que ce soit pas toi qui l'ai eu !!! Ils sont sourds sur France 2. lol En tout cas, j'espère venir te voir à Lyon le 24 pour en prendre les oreilles. Continue comme ça !!!
C'est toujours un plaisir de visiter cette page. J'espère vivement que tu retournes à Mada pour un concert. VOyons, c'est juste à côté ;0) Deux trois brasses et tu y es.
Bientôt le JAM !! Ca y est, j'ai mon ticket. J'espère qu'on aura le temps d'y discuter un peu. Tu vas jouer "Ni dovan, ni deryer" ? Je l'adore, on la reprend avec mon groupe.
Yes Meddy ca fait un momentj'espere que tout va bien moi je suis un peu au taquet avec Cobham on arrete pas c cool je passerai te voir a Paris au mois d'Octobre
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