Louis Sclavis

Louis Sclavis (born 2 February 1953)[1] is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation and contemporary classical.

Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis in 2007
Background information
Born (1953-02-02) 2 February 1953
Lyon, France
GenresJazz, Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation, contemporary classical
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer
InstrumentsClarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Years active1975–present
LabelsECM, Label Bleu
Associated actsBrotherhood of Breath, Henri Texier Quartet

Life and career

He was born in Lyon, France.[1] Sclavis played with the Henri Texier Quartet.[2]

He has won numerous awards, including: the PRIX DJANGO REINHARDT “best French jazz musician” (1988); First Prize in the Barcelona Biennale (1989); the British Jazz award at the Midem for “Best Foreign Artist” (1990/91); the DJANGO D’OR “Best French jazz record of the year” (1993); and the GRAND PRIX SACEM 2009.[3][4]

He was one of the first to combine jazz with French folk music, working most prominently with the hurdy-gurdy player Valentin Clastrier.[5]

Discography
  • Ad Augusta Per Argustia (Nato, 1981)
  • Clarinettes (Label Bleu, 1985)
  • Chine (Ida, 1987)
  • Chamber Music (Ida, 1989)
  • Ellington on the Air (Ida, 1991)
  • Rouge (ECM, 1991)
  • Trio de Clarinettes: Live (FMP, 1991)
  • Acoustic Quartet (ECM, 1994)
  • Carnet de Routes (Label Bleu, 1995)
  • Ceux qui veillent la nuit (JMS, 1996)
  • Danses et Autres Scenes (JMS, 1998)
  • Les Violences de Rameau (ECM, 1996)
  • Suite Africaine (Label Bleu, 1999)
  • L'Affrontement des Prétendants (ECM, 1999)
  • Dans la Nuit (ECM, 2000)
  • Napoli's Walls (ECM, 2002)
  • Bow River Falls (Koch, 2004)
  • Roman, (2004);[6]
  • African Flashback (Label Bleu, 2005)
  • L'Imparfait des Langues (ECM, 2007)
  • Lost on the Way (ECM, 2009)
  • Eldorado Trio (Clean Feed, 2010)
  • Sources (ECM, 2012)
  • Silk and Salt Melodies (ECM, 2014)
  • Characters On A Wall (ECM, 2019)

Filmography

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2206. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. Lewis, Dave. "Henri Texier: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  3. "Eric Linard Editions - Biographie Louis Sclavis -". www.ericlinardeditions.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  4. "Artist – Louis Sclavis – Biography | Virgile Legrand Galerie". www.galerie-virgile-legrand.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  5. Bwat.fr. "Hérésie Valentin Clastrier | Le Triton". www.letriton.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  6. "FMP/FREE MUSIC PRODUCTION (The Label)". Fmp-label.de. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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