Richard Galliano
Richard Galliano ( born December 12, 1950 in Le Cannet in Cannes) is a world- renowned French jazz musician and composer.
Life
The young Galliano took lessons in trombone, harmony and counterpoint at the Academy of Music in Nice. His father was an accordionist and Richard learned early to play this instrument. In order to expand his repertoire, he began as a 14- year-old, systematic and varied listening to jazz and enact on his instrument.
Music
1983 Astor Piazzolla invited Galliano to occupy the first bandoneon voice in Piazzolla's " Midsummer Night's Dream ". He advised him his " Americanist " store style and to reflect on its French origin: "Create a Musette Neuve' style, as I have invented the Tango Nuevo. " This Council followed Galliano, the New Musette style he sat 1991 to the same live recording at New Musette, which he recorded in a quartet with guitarist Philip Catherine, bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Aldo Romano.
Today Galliano is considered one of the great jazz accordionist. In addition to his own groups he has worked with include Juliette Greco, Charles Aznavour, Ron Carter, Chet Baker, Enrico Rava, Martial Solal, Al Foster, Miroslav Vitouš, Trilok Gurtu, Jan Garbarek, Michel Petrucciani, Michel Portal, Jean Toots Thielemans, Biréli Lagrène and Wynton Marsalis. In 2007, he took with Jan Lundgren and Paolo Fresu for the ACT label album Mare Nostrum and played on the Jazz Baltica Festival, Jazz in Marciac and Enjoy Jazz.
His repertoire consists of their own compositions ( he refers to, for example, the pieces Tango Pour Claude, Laurita, Backlands and whimsy as his " Standards"), interpretations of classical composers (Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Maurice Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Erik Satie ) Tango compositions (mainly Astor Piazzolla ), compositions of his fellow musicians and - more rarely - from jazz standards ( You Must Believe In Spring, Ruby My Dear, Spain ).
Besides accordion he plays on his recordings occasionally Accordina (a kind of harmonica melodica or with button keyboard ), trombone, piano, synthesizers and bandoneon.
Important formations
- Tangaria Quartet:
Richard Galliano (accordion, Accordina ), Alexis Cardenas (violin, sometimes represented by Sebastien Surel ), Philippe Aerts ( bass), Rafael Meijas / Amoy Ribas ( percussion), some with Hamilton de Holanda Special Guest (mandolin ).
In this formation originated Luz Negra and Live In Marciac. The quartet was based on the play " Tangaria " (Tang stands for Tango and Aria for the inspiration by Johann Sebastian Bach for the compositions Galliano ) named.
- Richard Galliano Quartet ( Love Day ):
Richard Galliano (accordion, Accordina ), Charlie Haden / George Mraz ( bass), Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano), Clarence Penn / Mino Cinelu (drums, percussion )
Together with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Charlie Haden and Mino Cinelu Album Love Day was recorded. At concerts drummer Cinelu is usually represented by Clarence Penn, Charlie Haden occasionally by George Mraz and Richard Bona.
Awards
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- Spleen - 1985
- New Musette - 1991 with Philip Catherine, Pierre Michelot and Aldo Romano
- Blues sur Seine - 1992 Jean -Charles Capon
- Viaggio - 1993 Biréli Lagrène, Pierre Michelot and Charles Bellonzi
- Laurita - 1995 Palle Danielsson, Joey Baron, Didier Lockwood, Michel Portal, Toots Thielemans
- New York Tango - 1996 Biréli Lagrène, George Mraz and Al Foster
- Panama Hattan - 1996 with Ron Carter
- Blow Up - 1997 with Michel Portal
- French Touch - 1998 with Daniel Humair, Jean -François Jenny - Clark et al
- Gallianissimo - 2001 ( Best Of)
- Face to Face - 2001 Eddy Louiss
- Piazzolla Forever ( compositions Piazzolla ) - 2003
- Concerts - 2004 with Michel Portal
- Solo ( compositions Piazzolla ) - 2006
- Luz Negra - 2007 with the Tangaria Quartet ( see above)
- L' hymne à l' amour - 2007 with Gary Burton
- Mare Nostrum with Jan Lundgren and Paolo Fresu
- Love Day - Los Angeles Sessions - 2008 (see above)
- Bach ( Bach's compositions ) - 2010
- Vivaldi - 2013