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Antoine HERVE

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Born January 29, 1959 in Paris (France). Brilliant pianist, a composer of eclectic references brilliantly synthesized and fantasy, Antoine Herve s is imposed as a young French jazz musicians the most notable of his generation. Brought to the age of 28 in the direction of the second Orchestre National de Jazz, he then suffered, like most musicians who have exercised this responsibility, the flip side of this notoriety early, despite a big job creation ambitions often transdisciplinary and a trio of longevity and fidelity rare. Nephew of composer Daniel Lesur, he grew up in an environment conducive to the music and arrangements that it has lead to the child's guide to musical studies. A student of the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris in class write up in 1982 (class of Marius Constant), he studied theory and piano with Peter Sancan, heir to the tradition of Debussy, and classical percussion in order to play with orchestra. At the same time, his growing interest in the jazz improvisation, rhythmic aspect and especially the rock leads to try to s electric piano, attending musicians like Serge Lazarevitch, who introduced him to the Real book, or Andy Emler with whom he formed a duo in 1980 as one in which the other played piano and percussion. Awarded the following year at the Concours National de Jazz de la Defense, Herve Antoine emerges as one of the most gifted representatives of a new generation of improvisers to the double cropping. Itself aims "fusion music" and particularly the European classical heritage, including its contemporary forms, and modern jazz. In 1983, there is a band of thirteen musicians (who subsequently take the name of Bob 13), which occurs at the Paris Jazz Festival, with which it imposes the originality of his work as a composer. It also forms a trio with Michel Benita (bass) and Peter Gritz (drums). The piano, his style of composition is fed to the influence of Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Oscar Peterson and McCoy Tyner (that he has raised) but informed by a knowledge of classical technique assimilated, marked by a rhythmic and dynamic approach inherited his training as a percussionist and enriched with a regular attendance of the literature for piano (Chopin, Debussy, Bartok). As Martial Solal, he is a follower of the method and some Hanon entertaining volubility and thoughtful who can make room for humor. In 1985 he was awarded the Django Reinhardt of the Academy which recognizes jazz jazz musician of the year French. Appointed in 1987 as head of the Orchestre National de Jazz, he assembled a band with whom he gives more than a hundred concerts and hosts many guests: Quincy Jones, Gil Evans, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine Didier Lockwood, Randy Brecker Its ranks include musicians who assert s as major players in jazz hexagonal next decade. Responsible for much of the repertoire that mixes jazz standards and original compositions rearranged, he opens it to pieces written by Carla Bley, Jean-Loup Longnon Denis Badault or Gil Evans that he recognizes as one of his influences. The NJO is also the occasion of his first experiences at the meeting of other forms of artistic expression, through collaboration with choreographers Philippe Découflé (ballet Tutti, 1988) and Andy De Groat. After his tenure at the direction of ONJ, Antoine Herve s oriented towards improvisation in all its forms and created for this purpose in 1990, the Association Hexameron with pianist Patrick Scheyder. His meeting with the Bulgarian singer Yildiz Ibrahimova leads to the s interest in Turkish classical music and Bulgarian ("Paris-Zagreb", 1991) and leads to the following year on the writing of The Opera Pekins, which are associated musicians of his quintet: saxophonist Lawrence Outside the Moutin brothers and François (bass) and Louis (drummer). Two years later, the same involved in the creation of a Radio France Concerto Da Camera for jazz quintet and string quartet. Recognized as a composer, he wrote a piece in tribute to Frank Zappa, Transit, controlling the Ensemble Intercontemporain (1994), is developing several musicals as Autumn Sonata with Carrie Anne and My dear brothers in which he performs songs from Serge Gainsbourg and his brother Francois Hervé. He also wrote a trumpet concerto (Tribute to Miles Davis), The Burnt House for string quartet and Transactions for the whole mix. In 1997, Mozart created the night, a show that involves 120 singers (in pajamas and slippers!) As well as a quartet consisting of brothers Moutin and German trumpeter Markus Stockhausen on airs of Mozart faced with the writing contemporary urban sounds with jazz, funk, electronic sounds. Continuing his journey eclectic, Antoine Hervé wrote the music for the Macadam Macadam-choreographer Bianca Li (1998), collaborates with filmmaker Eric Rochant (music for the film A world without pity) and creates the Inter-Celtic Festival in Lorient, The Morgan's 19 Caprices with traditional musicians including nine (bagpipes, bombards, box clear Breton and Celtic harp). He also participated in the musical To each his snake Laura Scozzi on texts by Boris Vian with hip-hop dancers (2000) and creates Absolute Dream, about an order of the City of Music, for his quintet and a set of seventeen strings (2002). Inspired by the formula instrumental Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Bela Bartok, it forms on this model the entire Opus 4 in which he collaborated with his wife, Veronique Wilmart, also a pianist and a specialist in electroacoustic treatments, and two percussionists the Ensemble Intercontemporain. Alongside this work abundant composition, the pianist continues to express itself in contexts more closely related to jazz, in varying configurations: a duet with Didier Lockwood, Michel Portal and Stephane Belmondo, in trio with brothers Moutin ("Fluid "1994, and a selection of standard," Summertime, "2002) or quintet with trumpeter Marcus Stockhausen (" Invention Is You ", 2001), while expressing a desire to constantly open and syntheses of languages Music remains one of his main concerns. In 2002, he improvises and the Cité de la Musique on pieces from the classical repertoire. The publication of "Inside" the following year, recorded piano solo collection marks the maturity of a pianist who, thanks to the intelligence that he acquired his instrument, discusses different game modes and embodies "the man band "which, for decades, it has no consistently heard countless avatars.
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cover Northsea (Trompette et Marimba) Robert Martin
Northsea (Trompette et Marimba)
Antoine HERVE
Publisher : Robert Martin
Genre : Instrumental music
Group : Trumpet
Style & options : Trumpet and piano
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cover Hommage a Miles Davis Robert Martin
Hommage a Miles Davis
Antoine HERVE
Publisher : Robert Martin
Genre : Instrumental music
Group : Trumpet
Style & options : Trumpet and piano
(HERV04781) : 28,92

cover Funky People Robert Martin
Funky People
Antoine HERVE
Publisher : Robert Martin
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Prestige collection
Style & options : Original music
Set Wind Band (HERV04780-BA) : 236,72
Full score (HERV04780-CO) : 50,32