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
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...
hello my favourite singer , I can't help saying more and more that you're the best for me, your songs are ray of joy to me.see you on 13th at Kabardock ! best regard! Tia
Hello ! Je t’invite à notre prochain concert acoustique qui aura lieu le mercredi 10 juin 2009 à 20h00 au 9 Jazz-Club – 9 rue Moret 75011 Paris, entrée libre. En espérant t’y voir ;) Amoria
oté meddy koman i lé ?! mi sort ekout' "camilla" aster ,sa lé vreman bo,inn bo kado ou la fé out zenfan,la classe mounoir! mwin va nir la reunion set ané,mi esper nou va trou inn lokazion po fé inn pé maloya fusion ensem... larg pa lo bout! nar trouvé ;-)
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Salut Meddy Contente de voir que tu es de retour dans l'île, j'espère que j'aurais l'occasion d'assiter à un de tes concerts ici. A bientôt j'espère. Bises. Métisse.
Alors, de retour à la maison ?? ... mais pas pour très longtemps on dirait !! En tout cas, c'était bien cool de se croiser, même brêvement (comme d'hab.) On te revoie pas avant octobre, si je comprend bien.
