Jazz, creation“I will tame the clouds.”After her latest album, Le temps virtuose, with Guillaume Latil on cello and Pierre Perchaud on guitar, Sophie Alour continues her quest for self-discovery, far from the conventions of the genre and free from any notion of performance, accompanied by drummer and singer Ananda Brandao, guitarist and singer Pierre Tereygeol, and pianist Thibault Gomez. This new sextet formation becomes the instrument of protean inspiration and the tool of refined, expressionist writing.Sophie Alour discovered the saxophone at the age of 19, teaching herself to play. Very quickly, the stage became her learning ground. From the 2000s onwards, she collaborated with major figures in jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, the Belmondo brothers, and Aldo Romano, among others. She gained a wealth of experience and asserted her unique voice, both as a leader and as a sideman. Since then, she has released eight albums under her own name, all critically acclaimed for their artistic excellence and freedom of inspiration.A member of Rhoda Scott's quartet for over 20 years, she has also performed alongside Christophe Dal Sasso, Glenn Ferris, Biréli Lagrène, Jeff Ballard, Ambrose Akinmusire, Leon Parker, André Ceccarelli, Géraldine Laurent, Airelle Besson, and many others.His career has been marked by numerous awards: Django d'Or for Young Talent in 2007, Génération Spedidam in 2018, the Django Reinhardt Prize from the Académie du Jazz in 2020, and Victoire du Jazz in 2022 in the Instrumental Artist of the Year category....
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Jazz, creation“I will tame the clouds.”After her latest album, Le temps virtuose, with Guillaume Latil on cello and Pierre Perchaud on guitar, Sophie Alour continues her quest for self-discovery, far from the conventions of the genre and free from any notion of performance, accompanied by drummer and singer Ananda Brandao, guitarist and singer Pierre Tereygeol, and pianist Thibault Gomez. This new sextet formation becomes the instrument of protean inspiration and the tool of refined, expressionist writing.Sophie Alour discovered the saxophone at the age of 19, teaching herself to play. Very quickly, the stage became her learning ground. From the 2000s onwards, she collaborated with major figures in jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, the Belmondo brothers, and Aldo Romano, among others. She gained a wealth of experience and asserted her unique voice, both as a leader and as a sideman. Since then, she has released eight albums under her own name, all critically acclaimed for their artistic excellence and freedom of inspiration.A member of Rhoda Scott's quartet for over 20 years, she has also performed alongside Christophe Dal Sasso, Glenn Ferris, Biréli Lagrène, Jeff Ballard, Ambrose Akinmusire, Leon Parker, André Ceccarelli, Géraldine Laurent, Airelle Besson, and many others.His career has been marked by numerous awards: Django d'Or for Young Talent in 2007, Génération Spedidam in 2018, the Django Reinhardt Prize from the Académie du Jazz in 2020, and Victoire du Jazz in 2022 in the Instrumental Artist of the Year category.
Jazz, création"J'irai dompter les nuages."Après son dernier disque « Le temps virtuose » avec Guillaume Latil au violoncelle et Pierre Perchaud à la guitare, Sophie Alour poursuit sa quête d'elle même loin des codes du genre et libérée de toute idée de performance, avec en plus à son bord, la batteuse et chanteuse Ananda Brandao, le guitariste et chanteur Pierre Tereygeol et le pianiste Thibault Gomez. Cette nouvelle formation en sextet devient l'instrument d'une inspiration protéiforme et l'outil d'une écriture épurée et expressionniste.Sophie Alour découvre le saxophone à l’âge de 19 ans, en autodidacte. Très vite, la scène devient son terrain d’apprentissage. À partir des années 2000, les collaborations s’enchaînent avec des figures majeures du jazz : Wynton Marsalis, les frères Belmondo, Aldo Romano, entre autres. Elle multiplie les expériences et affirme sa voix singulière, aussi bien en leader qu’en sidewoman. Depuis, elle a sorti huit albums sous son nom, tous salués par la critique pour leur exigence artistique et leur liberté d’inspiration.Membre du quartet de Rhoda Scott depuis plus de 20 ans, elle s’est également illustrée aux côtés de Christophe Dal Sasso, Glenn Ferris, Biréli Lagrène, Jeff Ballard, Ambrose Akinmusire, Leon Parker, André Ceccarelli, Géraldine Laurent, Airelle Besson, et bien d'autres.Son parcours est ponctué de nombreuses distinctions : Django d’Or du Jeune Talent en 2007, Génération Spedidam en 2018, Prix Django Reinhardt de l’Académie du Jazz en 2020, et Victoire du Jazz en 2022 dans la catégorie Artiste instrumentale de l’année.
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