Podcasts about loueke

durée : 00:59:22 - Dave Holland & Lionel Loueke "United" - par : Nicolas Pommaret - Dans un monde où la connexion semble souvent insaisissable, les légendes du jazz Lionel Loueke et Dave Holland offrent un remède avec leur nouvel album, “United”. Parution chez Edition.

durée : 00:52:50 - Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke - par : Alex Dutilh - Collaboration très attendue entre la chanteuse Gretchen Parlato et le guitariste Lionel Loueke, "Lean In" raconte l'histoire de 20 ans de connexion, d'inspiration et d'amitié entre deux âmes sœurs de la musique. Sortie le 19 mai sur Editions Records. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

durée : 00:54:21 - Aziza, en direct de Jazzdor - par : Alex Dutilh - En public et en direct de la Cité de la Musique & de la Danse à Strasbourg dans le cadre de Jazzdor 2022. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

durée : 00:54:21 - Aziza, en direct de Jazzdor - par : Alex Dutilh - En public et en direct de la Cité de la Musique & de la Danse à Strasbourg dans le cadre de Jazzdor 2022. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

durée : 00:54:21 - Aziza, en direct de Jazzdor - par : Alex Dutilh - En public et en direct de la Cité de la Musique & de la Danse à Strasbourg dans le cadre de Jazzdor 2022. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

When Lionel Loueke was coming of age as a young guitar player in his home country of Benin in West Africa, there were no music stores of any kind. He would have had to travel to Nigeria, the next country over, just to get his hands on some new strings. So he made due with what he had, cleaning and soaking, reusing his strings and even going so far as to tie knots in them when they broke.  Loueke's story is the stuff of legend. After finally getting his hands on a guitar as a teenager, he put together enough technique and understanding to get himself to the Ivory Coast to attend music school, and then managed to get to Paris for further musical study. Eventually he went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, and then to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA in Los Angeles, now called the Herbie Hancock Institute, where he had the opportunity to study and work with luminaries like Hancock, Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter. Soon he began to work with those same mentors, appearing on albums by Blanchard and Hancock. Since then, he has gone on to play with an incredible list of the most creative and influential players alive. Today he lives in Luxembourg, teaches at the Jazz Campus in Basel, Switzerland, and in non-COVID times, tours and records relentlessly.  A brief scan of his recent solo work tells the story: In 2019 he released an ambitious album aptly named The Journey — the title referring to his odyssey while also mirroring his musical development. He followed that up in 2020 with a much more intimate album called HH, featuring solo guitar performances, punctuated by vocals and vocal percussion, of Herbie Hancock compositions. And last year saw the widespread release of Close Your Eyes, originally issued only on vinyl several years ago; it's a more loosely structured blowing record of classic repertoire, in musical conversation with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland.   Loueke tells me that after trying as hard as possible to remove the African influences from his playing and sound more like his jazz heroes, he ultimately realized that they were all compatible, and began to reintroduce more of the sounds of his childhood into his approach. The result is a very personal, musical, and emotional sound. I think maybe that's what makes him such an appealing collaborator. His voice is so identifiable and personal, but you can feel the road that he has traveled in his playing.  In fact, he ends up telling me exactly that. “Our story is what we play,” he says, “the story of somebody from the beginning to the time they play; that's what we are presenting.” We spoke recently about growing up in Benin; discovering the guitar, and eventually jazz, by way of a George Benson record; making his way out of Africa, through France, to America; finding his voice and his style; how he sees his contribution as a teacher; and much more. This is the final in a month of encore episodes as part of a new partnership between The Third Story and WBGO Studios. In June, new episodes will drop every other week.  www.wbgo.org/studios www.third-story.com

In our inaugural episode, we catch up with guitarist Lionel Loueke. For over 15 years, he has dazzled worldwide audiences with a unique instrumental wizardry. He is also featured prominently as a sideman in the ensembles of Herbie Hancock. Compositionally, Loueke's language on the guitar is built on strong, driving bass lines often juxtaposed with a percussive vocal styling first developed in his native country of Benin. As an improviser, he exerts a magical command of his instrument over shifting time signatures, harmonic progressions, and song structures. In our conversation, we learn that Loueke, early in his career, adopted a practice of choosing courage over fear. One proving ground happened after his first two years in the United States; he auditioned for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in 2001. The evaluating panel then included Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Terence Blanchard. Loueke not only entered the program, but his resume very quickly grew to include work with all three musicians. Loueke's latest album, Close Your Eyes, continues his momentum and imagination using the Great American Songbook as a vehicle. For our Vinyl Word album feature, we spotlight a Hancock classic masterpiece, Sextant.Produced by Billy Robinson

his varied collaborations. Initially emerging as a sideman on Terence Blanchard's Bounce in 2003, Loueke quickly found himself in demand, appearing on a bevy of albums including bassist Charlie Haden's 2004 effort Land of the Sun as well as a pair of noteworthy 2007 releases, Kendrick Scott's The Source and Herbie Hancock's Grammy-winning River: The Joni Letters. His own albums, like 2006's Virgin Forest, 2010's Mwaliko, and 2015's Gaia, have showcased his expansive, globally minded aesthetic, marked by his emotive jazz solos and a deep understanding of African folk customs. Born in the French-speaking West African country of Benin in 1973, Loueke initially started out singing and playing percussion as a child. At age 17, he picked up the guitar after receiving lessons from his older brother. Along with West African musical traditions, he developed a love of jazz after discovering the music of George Benson. Upon graduating high school, he studied at both the Ivory Coast's National Institute of Arts and Paris' American School of More Than Music before immigrating to the United States, where he attended Boston's Berklee College of Music on scholarship. In 2001, he successfully auditioned for the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at the University of California Los Angeles, and in the process caught the attention of judges Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, and Wayne Shorter. In 2002, he joined Blanchard's band, recording with the trumpeter on 2003's Bounce and 2005's Flow. A series of similarly high-profile recordings followed, including appearances on Haden's Land of the Sun, Hancock's Possibilities, and drummer Scott's The Source. In 2007, he gained even further recognition after contributing to Hancock's River: The Joni Letters, which took home both Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Album prizes at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. As a solo artist, Loueke debuted with 2005's In a Trance, followed a year later by Virgin Forest. Also during this period, he formed the trio Gilfema with fellow Berklee alumni bassist Massimo Biolcati and drummer Ferenc Nemeth. Together, they issued 2005's Gilfema and 2008's Gilfema + 2, the latter of which also featured clarinet players Anat Cohen and John Ellis. He also continued his fruitful studio work, contributing to albums by Angélique Kidjo, Norah Jones, Gretchen Parlato, Esperanza Spalding, and others. In 2008, Louekesigned with Blue Note for a series of well-received albums, including 2008's Karibu, 2010's Mwaliko, and 2012's Robert Glasper-produced Heritage. For his fourth Blue Note album, 2015's Gaïa, Loueke exclusively showcased his electric guitar skills, exploring an expansive blend of African rock and jazz alongside Gilfema bandmates Biolcati and Nemeth. The following year, he joined bassist Dave Holland, saxophonist Chris Potter, and drummer Eric Harland in the fusion group Aziza. He also jumped on board the Blue Note All-Stars' 2017 album, Our Point of View, and contributed to works by Chick Corea, Luboš Soukup, and Kristóf Bacsó. In 2018, he returned to his solo output with The Journey, which featured collaborations with Pino Palladino, Cyro Baptista, Etienne Charles, and others.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aquesta setmana escoltem el nou disc del músic marroquí Majid Bekkas, entre la música Gnaoua i el Jazz, també el recent disc d'homenatge a Herbie Hancock del guitarrista africà Lionel Loueke, descobrim el debut del guitarrista de Cádiz Carlos Cortés Bustamante, el single de La Mambanegra des de Colombia, parlem del Barnasants, tenim un record per la mort de Chick Corea i escoltem a Fela Kuti ara que sembla que entrarà al RnR Hall of Fame per aclamació popular.

durée : 00:54:59 - Lionel Loueke - par : Alex Dutilh - “HH” est le nouvel album de Lionel Loueke. Les initiales de son mentor depuis longtemps, le légendaire Herbie Hancock, l'un des artistes les plus fascinants et les plus novateurs sur la scène internationale. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

durée : 00:54:59 - Lionel Loueke - par : Alex Dutilh - “HH” est le nouvel album de Lionel Loueke. Les initiales de son mentor depuis longtemps, le légendaire Herbie Hancock, l'un des artistes les plus fascinants et les plus novateurs sur la scène internationale. - réalisé par : Fabien Fleurat

Essa sexta temporada do programa Conversa Instrumental, primeiro semestre de 2019, seguido do formato semanal de 25 minutos, gravado como "Repertório do Conversa Instrumental", onde ouve músicas que mostram alguma relação com o entrevistado do mês, sendo que a entrevista vai sempre não há episódio de cada mês. Esse mês iremos ouvir músicos de diversas nacionalidades com sotaque do seu pais. Veiculado na Rádio Ufscar dia 25/06/2019. www.joaocasimiro.net/conversainstrumental

Lionel Loueke Cd The JourneyUn véritable coup de foudre du label Aparté, habitué aux productions de musique classique, pour un artiste à l’univers musical totalement inclassable. S’il n’est pas "classique", il en deviendra un, sans l’ombre d’un doute.Il faut écouter ce guitariste-chanteur virtuose pour comprendre sa singularité ("une présence envoutante... une voix d’une originalité saisissante" – New York Times). La séduction immédiate de sa musique naît d’un style qui a de quoi surprendre !"Je n’ai jamais rencontré un musicien aussi incroyable que lui", souffle Herbie Hancock, bluffé en découvrant Loueke, lors de son audition d’entrée au Thelonious Monk Institute, qui scelle une ascension fulgurante. Car ce musicien de génie au double héritage, nourri des musiques d’Afrique de l’Ouest et du jazz occidental a grandi au Bénin, et n’a touché sa première guitare qu’à 17 ans. Repéré dans son pays natal, il monte étudier le jazz à l’American School of Modern Music de Paris, puis s’envole pour les États-Unis avec une bourse d’études à l’Université de Berklee, avant son entrée remarquée au Monk Institute, qui fera de lui le collaborateur régulier des plus grands : Wayne Shorter, Sting, Chick Corea, et bien sûr Herbie Hancock, qui le prend sous son aile.Synthèse d’influences, The Journey est construit autour de la personnalité musicale unique de Loueke, qui mélange de façon toujours inattendue ses riches harmonies vocales, claquements de langue et chansons douces africaines, à un jeu de guitare inimitable et percussif, qui fait sonner l’instrument comme tout un orchestre. Dans cette aventure, Loueke est rejoint par une palette impressionnante de guests, dont les horizons musicaux s’étendent du rock de The Who avec le bassiste Pino Palladino, jusqu’à la clarinette solo de l’Orchestre National de France (Patrick Messina), en passant par les cordes jazzy de Vincent Ségal et Mark Feldman, ou les percussions du brésilien pape de la frappe Cyro Baptista. Aux manettes de l’enregistrement, on retrouve le maestro américain Robert Sadin (Gershwin’s World de Hancock, ou Alegria de Wayne Shorter, tous deux récompensés d’un Grammy Award, c’était lui), passionnément impliqué dans ce projet insolite à la croisée des chemins.Le résultat ? Un disque aux sonorités dingues, d’une superbe humanité, qui alterne les ballades pleines d’espoir (Molika, Kába), les chants consolateurs (Vi Gnin, berceuse touchante à un enfant qui a perdu sa mère) et les morceaux les plus rythmés, irrésistibles (Gbê, Dark Lighting). "Avec ce projet, j’ai l’impression d’avoir trouvé la vraie raison pour laquelle je suis musicien", nous dit Loueke. - Lionel Loueke site- Lionel Loueke, The journey EPK DIAPORAMA   Harrison Kennedy, Jean-Jacques Milteau et Vincent Segal, Cd Crossborder BluesQuand trois des plus grands artistes de blues de la scène internationale actuelle s’unissent pour créer une série d’explorations originales et jubilatoires en s’appuyant sur l’univers acoustique, cela promet un résultat à couper le souffle !Respectueux du passé sans jamais sombrer dans la nostalgie, soucieux de tradition tout en abordant des thèmes actuels, curieux des mariages sonores inédits, ces trois bluesmen possèdent une formidable capacité d’invention et d’innovation que l’on nomme… la création.Avec la voix d’Harrison Kennedy, les harmonicas imaginatifs de Jean-Jacques Milteau et le violoncelle lyrique de Vincent Segal réunis ici pour la première fois, ce sera l’occasion pour ce trio de magnifier l’universalité véhiculé par le blues."N’en déplaise à Donald Trump, aux empereurs chinois voire à Edouard Maginot, une frontière n’est pas un mur, bien au contraire. Son appréciation varie certes en fonction des époques et du côté d’où on la regarde : espoir ou crainte, protection ou perspective, la frontière est juste indispensable à l’imaginaire de l’être humain depuis la nuit des temps.Quoi qu’il en soit, une frontière délimite un territoire et la question du territoire va se poser de manière de plus en plus complexe face à la dématérialisation de la vie sociale.Et pourtant, quelle que soit sa forme, le territoire est indissociable de l’humain. Il aura toujours besoin de s’asseoir quelque part et de regarder l’horizon, par-delà la frontière. "J.J. Milteau Morceaux interprétésLive1 Kennedy_Milteau_Segal Here Comes Sunday MorningLive2 Loueke Dark LightningCd Kennedy_Milteau_Segal What’s going on (Marvin Gaye)Extrait The Chairmen of the Board Give Me Just A Little More Time avec Harrison Kennedy/Tamla MotownLive3 Loueke Vi GninCd Lionel Loueke Guira (entre guitare et kora)Live4 Crossborder Judgement Day Cd Kennedy_Milteau_Segal MandéLive5 commun Loueke_Kennedy_Milteau_Segal  Back Alley Moan - Crossborder trailer- Jean-Jacques Milteau site- Harrison Kennedy site - Vincent Segal page Facebook- Vidéo The Chairmen of the Board Give Me Just A Little More Time MusiciensLionel Loueke, guitare, chantHarrison Kennedy, chant, cuillères, guitareJean-Jacques Milteau, harmonicaVincent Segal, violoncelle, percussions Ingénieurs du son : Benoît Letirant et Jérémie Besset. (Rediffusion du 7 octobre 2018)

Another instalment of our now critically acclaimed Strictly Jazz series. This one's probably best consumed while standing ;) 01 Love and Happiness. Monty Alexander 02 Shapeshifter. Paul Shaw Quintet 03 Not So Unique. Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen 04 Tribal Dance. Lionel Loueke 05 Askaa! Teddy Rok Seven 06 Kirinji 07 Slink. Lyle Mays 08 A Day in Vienna. Roy Hargrove 09 No Words. Jimmy Greene 10 Scarborough Fair. Herbie Hancock 11 Everything Explained. Pat Metheny 12 Stolen Moments. Passport Quartet, Jean Bernard Oury 13 I botten pâ glaset. Bo Kaspers Orkester 14 Rio Oscuro. John Stein, Daniel Grajew

Aziza es el nombre del cuarteto formado por Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke y Eric Harland. El grupo, que comenzó su actividad en el verano de 2015, ha publicado el pasado 14 de octubre de 2016 en el sello de Holland, Dare2 Records, su estreno homónimo. Coincidiendo con el lanzamiento el cuarteto se ha embarcado en una gira que tuvo sus tres primeras citas en los Estados Unidos entre el 20 y el 22 de octubre, y cinco días después ha dado el salto a una gira europea de 19 conciertos que les llevará a Italia, Finlandia, Alemania, Inglaterra y Holanda, entre otros países. Entre esas citas, está la del próximo jueves 3 de noviembre en JazzMadrid16 en el Auditorio del Centro Cultural Conde Duque: un concierto para el que se agotaron sus entradas nada más se pusieron a la venta. En HDO 185 escuchamos tres temas de Aziza, un grupo en el que sus cuatro integrantes aportan composiciones: “Finding the Light” de Holland, “Aziza Dance” de Loueke y finalizamos con “Summer 15” de Potter. Texto: © Pachi Tapiz, 2016 / Fotografía: © Govert Driessen, 2016 HDO es un podcast editado, producido y presentado por Pachi Tapiz.

Michael Eaton is a Brooklyn based saxophonist/composer. Join Michael and Lorens as he talks about  Kansas City, performing Jazz, selling Jazz, doing Jazz, Kanye West, Math, and other subtly connected things (Music Credit: "Alter Ego" and "Guru" by Michael Eaton).

The 36 year-old Lionel Loueke is now international presence, thanks in large part to Hancock’s willingness to showcase his skills in extended unaccompanied features Loueke’s calling card is his singular ability to transform a nylon-string, hollow-bodied, electrified acoustic guitar into a sort of virtual, real-time Afro-Western orchestra Tracklist 00:00 Aziza Dance – Lionel Loueke 12:00 […]

By Berklee Office of Communications February 12, 2010 This year, Berklee's Africana Studies music programming brings together musicians from all over the world. One of the guest artists featured during the Roots and Reason concert series is EMI recording artist, guitarist, and Berklee alumnus Lionel Loueke '01. Loueke grew up in Benin, West Africa, and his new album, Karibu, combines West African roots traditions with jazz. "Soul Sound" features Loueke on solo guitar.

West African harmonies and jazz rhythms are seamlessly blended by guitarist/singer/composer Lionel Loueke with Massimo Biolcati on bass and Ferenc Nemeth on drums. Speaker Biography: Originally from the small West African nation of Benin, guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past several years. In 2008 and 2009, he was picked as top Rising Star guitarist in Down Beat magazine's annual Critics Poll. His sophomore release for Blue Note, Mwaliko, follows up 2007's acclaimed Karibu with a series of searching, innovative, intimate duets with Angelique Kidjo, Esperanza Spalding, Richard Bona and Marcus Gilmore. Loueke also includes three new tracks featuring his longtime trio with Massimo Biolcati on bass and Ferenc Nemeth on drums.

Guitarist Lionel Loueke combines the music of his native Benin with his immersion in jazz on his album, Mwaliko (Blue Note, 2010). He's joined on the record by Angélique Kidjo, Esperanza Spaulding, Richard Bona, Marcus Gilmore and others. In this interview, Loueke talks about his early years in Benin and how he ended up playing jazz in the U.S.; the guests and repertoire on his new album; and the influence of Herbie Hancock on his music and his life. Learn more at www.lionelloueke.com. If you'd like to buy this album, you can support The Jazz Session by purchasing it via the link below: