Nicole Peyrafitte works frequently with
bass player Michael Bisio.Over the years they have developed an ongoing and challenging conversation based on their unconditional dedication to their chosen modes of expression: Bisio as one of the finest contemporary double bass players across a spectrum of genres, Peyrafitte as atypical multimedia artist combining voice & visuals, poetry & cooking, video & performance.
Nicole as also worked with:
Joe Giardullo, George Muscatello, Danny Whelchel,
Ben Chadabe,Jerome Pizzato, Benoist Bouvot, Shadi,
Yuko Kishimoto,Diallo House,
Holland Hopson, Tom Burre, Mitch Elrod, Monica Roach.
Influences
My first musical influence was to listen to live jazz. My dad had a club in Luchon (French Pyrenees) where he brought incredible musician such as Bill Coleman & Guy Lafitte. Today I get fueled by a lot free jazz - vocalist Lauren Newton, bassist Mike Bisio, guitarist George Muscatello,soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy-- and many of the incredible occitan musicians this list is not exhaustive but some of them are: Joan Frances Tisner, Manufactures Verbales, La famille Arthus, André Minvielle.
Sounds Like
BUY CD ON CDBABY or DIGSTATION or i.Tunes La Garbure Transcontinentale / The Bi-Continental Chowder
FIRST READ REVIEW ON: The Bi-Continental Chowder --USA Version--Live performance w/Interview March 2007 . La Garbure Transcontinentale avec interview-- version USA--
La Grabure Transcontinentale à Rodez Juillet 2006 --version française / French version--
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Multimedia performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte was born in Luchon (French Pyrenees) into the 5th generation of a family of restaurateurs. As an autodidact, she considers each step of her work an attempt to fulfill her compulsion to learn through a process of immersion that generates performances incorporating voice / paintings / videos / writing & often cooking.
Peyrafitte performs locally, nationally and in Europe. She also often collaborates with her partner, poet Pierre Joris. La Garbure Transcontinentale/The Bi-Continental Chowder was featured at the Estivada de Rodez 2006.
For details information visit her website at: www.nicolepeyrafitte.com
Merde pour demain. Je ne pourrais pas venir, même si l'envie etait trés forte de te revoir. J'espère un jour futur car nous avons des discussions en cours...
mercés tau comentàri, i mei de chança dem' trobar peu Selh de la vaca o lo pòrt de Pèirahitta meilèu que non pas per new York(peu moment)... En esperar de's crotzar banlèu
Nicole, je vous envoie ma chanson. Ne trouvez vous pas que le clip (pas les paroles qui sont très dures) fait très "fête des fleurs". Même à Paris depuis longtemps je reste toujours Luchonaise. je vous embrasse. Angélique .. Angélique Comet " Erzebeth Bathory" envoyé par crapi..
hey salut nicole! j'espere ke tt va bien pour toi! moi, ben, c'est paris hein? mdr :) je te souhaite un bon printemps! vous allez aller en france cet été? ciao ciao, biz!
Hey Nicole, I hope you and the family are doing great. I'm going to once again miss ya when you're here on Thursday. This time I won't be in Brooklyb but over at Union College. I hope to see ya soon. enjoy all that you can, Love ya, Annine
