NEW RECORDING COMING SOON !
a few shots from the studio...
-on the recording: The clouds have passed
Thomas Bercy: piano
Alban Mourgues: batterie
Félix Baray: contrebasse
Yohann Loustalot: trumpet, flugelhorn
Fred Borey: ténor sax, soprano sax
Geoffrey Young: alto sax
Slobodan Sokolovic: trombonne
Do Harson: arrengements
Timo Metzemakers: enregistrement et mix
-On the recording: West of the Moon
Rachael Magidson vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, and snare drum Lee Bloom piano Mike Waters tenor sax Domenico Stocchi upright bass Raul Ramirez congas and cajon
Le Satin Doll in Bordeaux with Loic Cavadore on piano
photos by William Visage
http://www.myspace.com/williamvisage
Jean Yves Moka on guitar, Felix Baray on bass and Alban Mourgues on drums
photos by Lao Paz
http://www.laopaz.free.fr/
Carmen McRae ,Blossom Dearie, Ella Fitzgerald, Rachelle Ferrel,
Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Clark Terry, Woody Shaw, Duke Ellington,
Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Henry Mancini, Gershwin, Jim Aton,
Jerome Kern, Mel Torme, John Coltrane, Harry Connick Jr ....soo many more!
I am from a musical family. I grew up listening to my father play classical piano and my brother Jeff play guitar in a pop rock band.
I play many instruments , sing, act and also enjoy writing arrangements.
My first instrument was the piano. I took lessons beginning at the age of four. I remember missing saturday morning cartoons to go and my teacher scolding me at recitals for looking at the audience while I played, rather than the sheet music. I followed in my younger brother Mike's footsteps and played trumpet in my junior highschool band. Then in highschool I joined every choir they had to offer .
American public education provided me with all my formal training. After highschool I continued music on my own. I found a cheap alto sax in a pawn shop on telegraph st in Berkeley and started learning tunes from the Real Book and playing with recordings untill my sax was stolen. Luckily I still had my trumpet from junior high.
My first professional experience was as a bass player with Sweet Mama. I toured all of western europe with them for a year and a half. Following that I met a great actress, Mahé Frot, with whom I was initiated to theater. We wrote a play that was quite successful and the show went on for 5 years. I also worked as a percussionist with L'Oranger for two years and as a drummer in California in various groups.
Since 2001 I have played in many groups for whom I enjoy arranging including a brass band, an accapella group, an all girl band with a repertoire varying from old mo-town tunes to latin jazz.
Jazz however has won over my heart and I now concentrate on singing and playing jazz standards from the 30s on. I have been lucky to play with some really great musicians both in France and in San Francisco including Jim Aton , Charles Bellonzi, Lee Bloom, Domenico Stocchi, Geoffrey Young, Loic Cavadore, Felix Baray, Mike Waters, David Udolph, Terry Rodriguez, Jean Yves Moka, John Barton, Alban Mourgues and many many more.
Music is my refuge. My greatest hope is simply to share the power and emotion of music with others on this earth. It is unifying and universal. A great source of pleasure and release.
Armandos in Martinez with Lee Bloom, Felix Baray, Mike Waters and Eloise Cotton
Just checking in on you my friend and hoping you are doing well this holiday season!
A THOUGHT FOR THE NEW YEAR ...
“May your home be blessed, your efforts be rewarded and your life enriched by God to whom we give thanks for all we have. Happy New Year to you and to your family!”
MAY OUR HEARTS BE FILLED WITH THE JOYOUS SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS ALL YEAR LONG!
Please stay in touch from time to time and let me know how you are! Your friendship means the world to me!
alots changed here :p its still fun though im so excited for winter i miss you all soooo much!!!! tell natasha to write me on myspace or call me or something it would be really nice to hear from her and see whats happend in the past 2 years :) love you guys and miss you soo much! hope all is well there! -molly
J'ai apprécié hier au soir votre excellente prestation avec vos deux amis musiciens qui sont à la contrebasse et la guitare. Et c'est pas toujours évident de se produire dans le cadre d'un restaurant ou sa direction qui a su très bien accueillir ses clients et votre groupe de jazz trio. Je mets en ligne, et je rends public ces quelques photos, et vous retrouverez le lien Picasa sur la blog de mon Myspace. Une vidéo est au montage, je vous informerai quand elle sera terminée, et je là mettrai sur ma chaine Youtube et sur le réseau Facebook. Très bonne continuation pour la suite de votre tournée dans ma région.
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