News: September 2008
Posted August 29, 2008JOHN GREAVES ON GERMAN RADIOS
The portrait of John Greaves for Deutschlandfunk’s “Rock et cetera” has been recorded with an interview by German journalist Karl Lippegaus, on the occasion of the “Verlaine” release in Germany. The 55 minute presentation with music will be broadcast next Monday, Sept 15 10.05-10.55h. Another Greaves portrait of 20 minutes for Hessischer Rundfunk is planned for September 17 broadcast.
VICTOIRES DU JAZZ - YARON HERMAN IS BEST NEWCOMER
Yaron Herman, the young and excellent jazz pianist, has won the highest public distinction granted in the jazz idiom in France: Les Victoires du Jazz, in the section”revelation”. His next trio album is due in March, 2009.
RELEASE PARTY – JUN MIYAKE “STOLEN FROM STRANGERS” IN PARIS ON SEPTEMBER 18
Japanese artist Jun Miyake celebrates the French release of his album “Stolen from Strangers” with a very exclusive release party in a classy Paris hotel. The album features Brasilian based Arto Lindsay and Vinicius Cantuaria and French stars Sanseverino and Arthur H. as well as several other first class musical guests. Visual artist Jean-Paul Goude, who is responsible for the album’s artwork, will be one of the masters of ceremony.
LA CARAVANE PASSE WITH DJ REMIXES
Gypsy rock band La Caravane Passe re-releases their album (previously a double DVD/CD) in audio only version with a dj remix bonus (dj Click, Gaetano Fabri and Boom Tschak) for three titles. The release is entitled “Sacha Mona -Velkom Plèchti!” The album is now out throughout Europe.
LA CARAVANE PASSE AT POPKOMM, BERLIN 09/10/2008
French band “La Caravane Passe” will be one of the stars of the French night at the Popkomm music conference/convention in Berlin, where they will present their potent mix of gypsy//Balkanic/klezmer rock on October 9. The band’s album Velkom Plechti! is out across Europe via Continental Music Services. Distributor in Germany is In-Akustik.
MIRABASSI PARIS CONCERT 23/10/2008
Giovanni Mirabassi and his trio partners, Gianluca Renzi, bass and Leon Parker, drums, will be the center of a special concert on October 23, 2008 at the New Morning in Paris. They will celebrate 10 years of an exceptional jazz career for Mirabassi, as well as the termination of the recording of their second album together, due for release beginning of 2009 on Discograph.
KUNG FU FOLLIES
After having featured in the French Lotus paper advertising campaign and in the soundtrack of the French “Disco” movie, it is now the turn of “Kung Fu Panda” whose soundtrack and CD release contains “Kung Fu Fighting”, the definitely unbeatable track by Carl Douglas. Douglas has a new album out this year, called “The Return of the Fighter”.
BORIS KOVAC DVD RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GERMAN RECORD CRITICS AWARD
“Before and After … Apocalypse” has been singled out by the illustrious German Record Critics panel as the most outstanding music DVD for the 3rd quarter of 2008. Gorgeously photographed, these two music films “from the land of Pannonia” have found the recognition they deserve.
CONCERT GREAVES VERLAINE at the Paris Jazz Festival 05/09/2008
John Greaves and his outstanding ensemble of 8 musicians will be presenting the poetry of Paul Verlaine put into music by John Greaves and released this year at La Villette, in a big concert hall – a big treat !
e.s.t. LEUCOCYTE PARIS PRESS CONFERENCE 04/09/2008
In addition to the Stockholm press conference on August 19, Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström, the bass player and the drummer of the trio e.s.t., will be in Paris on September 4 to present the new e.s.t. album “Leucocyte”, recorded before the tragic disappearance of pianist, composer and leader Esbjörn Svensson and to be released by ACT Records on 1st September, 2008 (ACT 9018-2). They will be at the Sunside club, at 11 am on September 4, following a press conference in Hamburg the day before.