PIERRE DE BETHMANN ilium 5tet ilium / PRESENTATION ilium / PRESS

Pierre de Bethmann's new album is available and has been released in Critics France in April 2003. 2003 - TELERAMA - ffff : On the electric After Prysm, a decidedly acoustic trio, introducing now ilium: from piano to piano, Pierre de Bethmann is a Rhodes, from trio to quintet. revelation (...) he successfully combines Lennie Tristano's and Herbie Hancock's worlds, with very special compositions, While being a constant member of different top end groups, e.g. Olivier Ker which create a brand new and Ourio, Stéphane Huchard and 1st album fascinating space. occasional sideman of numerous released April 2003 2003 - JAZZMAN - **** : A very exceptional musicians like Philip promising new start. Catherine, Stefano di Battista, 2003 - MAGAZINE : A perfectly Aldo Romano, Eddie Henderson, mastered collective work, garanteing or more recently Julien Lourau and quality. With perfect leading of free- the Moutin Réunion, Pierre de thinkers, the goal has been reached. Bethmann is opening a clear new 2003 - ZURBAN : No doubt ilium is this step, with this very personal year's revelation in Parisian jazz. (...) With extreme fluidity, the quintet has project, strongly marked by the amazingly rapidly found its original richness of his compositions. sound. 2003 - RTL : One of the best albums of A 5tet based on the sound of the the year. Rhodes piano, with an acoustic 2003 - L'INDEPENDANT : A real great instrumentation, and carried by album. outstanding musicians, all of them 2003 - JAZZNOW.COM : The from the heart of today’s Parisian musicianship and compositions her are musical scene: first rate. Bethmann does a great job of o David El Malek, extraordinary bringing the Rhodes piano sound up to tenor sax, enjoying great appreciation, member of André Ceccarelli new date. projet, as of Laurent Coq’s blowing trio, 2003 - ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM : The CD is a classy album of tight, precise, funky o Michael Felberbaum, American Paris-based guitarist, multiple harmonic fusion. collaborations - among others regularly with Steve Potts, Emmanuel Bex and Aldo Romano… o Clovis Nicolas, inventious double bass-player, essential pillar of the Articles remarkable Belmondo brothers Quintet and the Trio, o Franck Agulhon, ultra talented drummer, and regular group-member of 2003 - JAZZMAN - Pierre de Bethmann, , Bireli Lagrène, Stefano di Battista, Olivier Ker Ourio… on the Rhodes 2003 - LE MONDE - Pierre de A completely original repertoire, specifically composed for this group and Bethmann, Laurent de Wilde et Erik constantly rearranged in the last two years, while the group has given more Truffaz : 3 new records which refer to the than 30 concerts before recording in April 2002. creativity of the 1970s. 2003 - BATTEUR MAGAZINE - Le grand horloger 2003 - QUOTIDIEN DU MEDECIN - Piano jazz : French "nouvelle vague". 2002 - CITIZENJAZZ.COM - ilium in Marseille, metal in jazz. 2002 - JAZZBREAK.COM - Pierre de Bethmann, from Prysm to Ilium.

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P de Bethmann / BIOGRAPHY P de Bethmann / DISCOGRAPHY

Born in 1965 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Pierre de [2003] - Ilium [2001] - PRYSM - On Tour Bethmann began classical piano lessons at age 6, only Effendi / Naïve Blue Note later discovering the world of jazz. He continued his musical and regular studies apace, graduated from ESCP in 1987 (major French graduate school of management), studied one year at Berklee College of Music (Boston) in 1989, and won 1st prize at the Concours National de Jazz de La Défense in 1994 (major French jazz competition).

He actually started working as a management consultant in 1990. Then he formed the musical group Prysm with [1999] - PRYSM - Time [1998] - PRYSM - 2nd Rhythm Christophe Wallemme and Benjamin Henocq in 1994, and Blue Note Blue Note one year later he abandoned the desk to become a fulltime professional musician. Since 1997, Prysm has performed over fifty concerts a year, including tours of the U.S., Japan Django d'Or and the Middle East, and has recorded four albums on the Blue Note label.

Bethmann founded the group Ilium in 2001, a quintet based on the sound of the Fender Rhodes piano and a brand new [1995] - Prysm repertoire. The band toured extensively in various French Blue Note venues, and released its debut recording on Effendi And more than 10 albums as a (Canada, USA) and Naïve (France and Europe). sideman, notably with Olivier Ker Ourio, Stéphane Huchard, From 1998 on, he regularly worked as a sideman with David El Malek... Olivier Ker Ourio, Stéphane Huchard, also recently with David El Malek. And occasionally played with Eddie Henderson, Aldo Romano, , François Jeanneau, Patrice Caratini, Stéfano di Battista, Flavio Boltro, Sylvain Beuf, François Théberge, Julien Lourau, Norma Winstone, Sarah Lazarus...

He recorded five albums as a leader or co-leader (Prysm and Ilium), and more than ten as a sideman.

Since 2000, he has also taught at the Conservatoire National de Montpellier, and at the Centre des Musiques .

Contact Europe More on www.pierredebethmann.com, - audio extracts from various albums, and video extracts from live concert at the Sunset - April 2003, broadcasted on Arte. CD- Laurence Duhard / Naïve : Rom available. + 33 1 56 02 20 00 - [email protected]

Even more on : www.jazzvalley.com Contact Canada, USA www.naive.fr Alain Bédard / Effendi Records : www.effendirecords.qc.ca www.stradaprod.com + 1 514 597 2345 - [email protected]