Julien Lourau
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Julien Lourau is a French
jazz
saxophonist. He is the son of sociologist René Lourau.
Julien Lourau made his début in the group Trash Corporation with guitarist Noël Akchoté
and pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic
. He also founded the group Olympic Gramofon with Sébastien Martel, Vincent Ségal
, Eric Löhrer, Cyril Atef, and DJ Shalom.
In 1992, Julien Lourau won the first soloist prize in La Défense
and went on to set up his Groove Gang.
In 1999, he experimented with electronic music for his album Gambit which attracted a following from young French people and led to a number of successful concerts. He won that year's jazz trophy at the "Victoires de la Musique" awards. He returned to a more traditional jazz in 2002 with the album The rise, regarded as his most mature album. 2007 saw the release of Julien Lourau vs Rumbabierta which combines Lourau's avant-garde jazz with Afro-Cuban sounds.
His composition includes forms absorbed from Latin, African, Caribbean and European folk music.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist. He is the son of sociologist René Lourau.
Julien Lourau made his début in the group Trash Corporation with guitarist Noël Akchoté
Noël Akchoté
Noël Akchoté is a French guitarist mainly active in the free improvisation, experimental music and free jazz.-Biography:Trained from the age of eight he debuted as a guitarist in 1990...
and pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic
Bojan Zulfikarpašic
Bojan Zulfikarpašić was born February 2, 1968 in Belgrade) is a Serbian jazz pianist...
. He also founded the group Olympic Gramofon with Sébastien Martel, Vincent Ségal
Vincent Ségal
Vincent Ségal, is a French cellist and bassist born in 1967 in the French city of Reims.He is a conservatory musician from the National Music Academy of Lyon who also studied at Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. He is mainly known for the variety of his collaborations and out of the ordinary...
, Eric Löhrer, Cyril Atef, and DJ Shalom.
In 1992, Julien Lourau won the first soloist prize in La Défense
La Défense
La Défense is a major business district of the Paris aire urbaine. With a population of 20,000, it is centered in an orbital motorway straddling the Hauts-de-Seine département municipalities of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux...
and went on to set up his Groove Gang.
In 1999, he experimented with electronic music for his album Gambit which attracted a following from young French people and led to a number of successful concerts. He won that year's jazz trophy at the "Victoires de la Musique" awards. He returned to a more traditional jazz in 2002 with the album The rise, regarded as his most mature album. 2007 saw the release of Julien Lourau vs Rumbabierta which combines Lourau's avant-garde jazz with Afro-Cuban sounds.
His composition includes forms absorbed from Latin, African, Caribbean and European folk music.
Discography
- Julien Lourau Groove Gang (Label Bleu, 1995)
- Olympic Gramofon (Pee WeePee WeePee Wee may refer to:People* Randy Anderson , American wrestling referee* Pee Wee Crayton , American R&B and blues guitarist and singer* Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis , American saxophonist, composer and arranger...
, 1996, re-edited in 2003 by Label Bleu) - City Boom Boom (WEAWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
, 1998) - Gambit (2000)
- The Rise (Label Bleu, 2002)
- Fire (Label Bleu, 2005)
- Forget (Label Bleu, 2005)
- Julien Lourau vs Rumbabierta (Label Bleu, 2007)
- Saigon Quartet (Naïve RecordsNaïve RecordsNaïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical music. It was founded in 1997 by Patrick Zelnik, Gilles Paires and Eric Tong Cuong.-Artists:* Aṣa* Asian Dub Foundation...
, 2009)