Marc Ducret

Marc Ducret ( born August 19, 1957 in Paris ) is a French jazz guitarist.

Life and work

Ducret is self-taught; he played before his twentieth year in various bands including folk and dance groups. In 1986 he became a member of the Orchestre National de Jazz. In addition, it undertook in the 1980s toured Europe, Africa and Asia. With Michel Portal and Joachim Kühn he played in New York City (9-11 PM Town Hall, 1988)

Since 1991 he collaborates with Tim Berne, among others in the bands Caos Totale, Blood Count and Big Satan. He is also a member of the group Un Sang d' encre ( with Antonin Rayon and Dominique Pifarély ) and François Corneloup trio and he leads several own bands, including a trio and big band Le sens de la marche ( with Hugues Mayot, Matthieu Metzger, Yan Lecolaire, Pascal Gaschet, Jean Lucas, Tom Gareil, Antonin rayon, Paul Brousseau, Éric Bruno Chevillon and Echampard ). He belonged to Acoustic Quartet by Louis Sclavis and Combo by Daniel Humair.

He worked as a musician in several films and composed since the early 2000s, several orchestral works.

In 1987 he received the Prix Django Reinhardt.

Discography

  • La théorie du pilier with Aaron Scott and Michel Benita, 1987
  • Le Kodo with Larry Schneider, Adam Nussbaum and Michel Benita, 1988
  • Gris with Michel Benita, Joël Allouche, Enrico Rava, Yves Robert, François Jeanneau, Andy Emler and Renaud Garcia- Fons, 1990
  • News from the front with Herb Robertson, Yves Robert and François Verly, 1992
  • Détail, solo album, 1997
  • Un certain malaise, solo album, 1998
  • L' ombra di verdi Bruno Chevillon and Éric Echampard, 1999
  • Qui parle? with Philippe Agael, Laurence Blasco, Bruno Chevillon, Benoît Delbecq, Allie Delfau, Éric Echampard, Hélène Labarrière, Julien Lourau, Theirry Madiot, Anne Magouët, Michel Massot, Christophe Monniot, Yves Robert, Leslie Sevenier, Alain and François Verly Vankenhove, 2003
  • Trio Live with Bruno Chevillon and Eric Echampard, 2006

Compositions

  • Et la nuit est trop noire
  • Pour mémoire UA 2002
  • 2 moyens d'en sortir UA 2002
  • Tapage UA 2004
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