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Around Robert Wyatt Orchestre National De Jazz Around Robert Wyatt Orchestre National de Jazz Around Robert Wyatt is a production by the French Orchestre National Erik Truffaz (1960) is a Swiss-born French jazz trumpet player and de Jazz. Most of the music has been written by Robert Wyatt, the composer. He is known for his groundbreaking working methods arrangements are by Vincent Artaud. The Orchestre National de and for infusing his music with elements of hip hop, rock and dance. Jazz is directed by Daniel Yvinec, the soloists are trumpet player Erik In 1987 he played at the Montreux Festival with the Brazilian group Truffaz and singer/songwriter Perry Blake. Antoine Carlier provides Cruseiro do Sul and lived in New York for a while. In 1993 the jury the poetic images on stage. of the National Competition of La Défense in Paris award him Daniel Yvinec and the ONJ recorded the CD Around Robert Wyatt the prestigious Prix Special. In 1996, he signed a record deal with in an unusual way. The arrangements by Vincent Artaud were based the prestigious Blue Note jazz label. In 1998, his second album for on a capella vocals, which were recorded first. Artaud gave each of Blue Note, The Dawn, put him in the international spotlight. Since, the compositions its own atmosphere, varying from intimate night Truffaz has released more than a dozen albums, some of which with club jazz to the powerful bombast of an orchestral work. This way his own Truffaz Quartet, consisting of Marcello Giuliani, Patrick of working offered the ONJ the scope to re-discover Wyatt’s songs. Muller, Marc Erbetta and Truffaz himself. In 2001 he formed the The voices, appearing suddenly from the silence, were confronted by Ladyland Quartet, with Michel Bénita, Manu Codjia, Philippe the rich sound palette of the orchestra and the particular interpreta- Garcia and singer Mounir Troudi. And since 2003 he has also been tions of each of the musicians. Around Robert Wyatt literally revolves playing with the Harald Hearter Band, together with Joe Lovano, round Robert Wyatt. It’s an expanding musical universe that sheds Dewey Redman, Chris Potter and Michael Brecker. In an interview new light on Wyatt’s songs. For their live performances the ONJ with the German magazine Jazzthing, Brecker named Truffaz as one work with a number of guest soloists. In Amsterdam they have of his top three favourite trumpeters to play with; the other two be- invited the acclaimed jazz trumpet player Erik Truffaz and the young ing Roy Hargrove and his brother Randy Brecker. In 2008, Truffaz Irish singer/songwriter Perry Blake. released Benares, which was recorded in Calcutta and reflected his musical experiences during a stay in India. His most recent album, In Between, was released in 2010 and featured Benoît Carboz on key- boards, Marcello Giuliani on bass and Marc Erbetto on percussion. Biographies Singer Sophie Hunger also collaborates on the album, which features an original cover of Bob Dylan’s Dirge. Robert Wyatt (Bristol, 1945) is a British musician with cult status in his native country. In the 1960’s he played drums and sang in pro- The French Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ) was formed in gressive rock bands the Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine and his own 1986 and has made several recordings which cross over into different band Matching Mole, crossing over between pop, jazz and musical genres. The orchestra previously presented a programme centred on experiment. On 1 June 1973, at a party, Wyatt fell out of a window the music of Led Zeppelin, in the same way it now works with the on the fourth floor. He was paralyzed from the waist down, leaving songs of Robert Wyatt. Around Robert Wyatt is new artistic direc- him confined to a wheelchair. This tragic accident meant the end of tor Daniel Yvinec’s first project with the ONJ. Yvinec is a bass player, Matching Mole. Wyatt started focusing on his solo career. His first multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Yvinec has worked album as a solo-artist was Rock Bottom in 1974, a project he had with, amongst others, Maceo Parker, Salif Keita, John Cale, Suzanne already conceived before his accident and which is widely regarded Vega, David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Donald Fagen. For this as his masterpiece. Wyatt’s music has had an important impact on project he collaborated closely with Wyatt and a number of guest a range of artists, from David Bowie to Elvis Costello, whose song vocalists. The orchestra delivers an adventurous selection of Wyatt’s ‘Shipbuilding’ Wyatt famously covered. songs, and a number of songs that Wyatt famously covered (notably ‘Shipbuilding’). Perry Blake (1970) is an Irish singer/songwriter. He is known for his slow, melancholic songs and his soft, delicate vocal. Among his influ- ences are Leonard Cohen, David Sylvian, Scott Walker and Nick Drake. British Stuff magazine described Blake as follows: ‘Scott Walker meets David Bowie against a backdrop of Nyman Strings, only better.’ His debut album Perry Blake, released in 1998, was a great success in the United Kingdom and won critical praise from the music press. His third album, California, released in 2002, was co- produced by the Italian composer Marco Sabiu and features Dickon Hinchliffe of Tindersticks. In 2004, Blake released Songs for Some- one, and in 2006 came The Crying Room. Blake’s sixth solo album, St. Mary and Milk, came out in 2011. As well as in England, Blake is very popular in France, where his music was used for the soundtracks of the filmsPresque Rien (2000) and Trois Petites Filles (2004). Blake has collaborated with the iconic French singer Françoise Hardy, and wrote two songs for her award winning album Tant de belles choses, earning him a gold disc in 2005. He has also collaborated with the French top 20 artist Emilie Simon. Around Robert Wyatt Orchestre National de Jazz Around Robert Wyatt is een productie van het Franse Orchestre Perry Blake (1970) is een Ierse zanger en songwriter. Hij staat National de Jazz. De muziek is hoofdzakelijk van Robert Wyatt en bekend om de langzame, melancholische stijl van zijn liedjes en zijn de arrangementen zijn van Vincent Artaud. Het programma wordt zachte, delicate stem. Tot zijn muzikale invloeden worden onder meer uitgevoerd door het Orchestre National de Jazz onder leiding van Leonard Cohen, David Sylvian, Scott Walker en Nick Drake gerekend. dirigent Daniel Yvinec, met als solisten trompettist Erik Truffaz en Het Engelse Stuff magazine omschreef Blake als volgt: ‘Scott Walker singer/songwriter Perry Blake. Antoine Carlier zorgde daarbij voor meets Bowie to a backdrop of Nyman Strings, only better.’ In 1998 een poëtische mise-en-image. bracht hij zijn debuutalbum Perry Blake uit, dat zeer succesvol was in Voor de opnames van cd Around Robert Wyatt werkte het ONJ Engeland en goed ontvangen werd door de muziekpers. Zijn derde onder leiding van Daniel Yvinec op een wel heel bijzondere manier: album, California uit 2002, werd mede geproduceerd door de Italiaanse de zangpartijen van de stukken werden eerst a capella opgenomen, componist Marco Sabiu. Aan dit album werkte onder meer Dickon waarna die opnames het uitgangspunt vormden voor arrangeur Hinchliffe van de Tindersticks mee. Tot zijn overige albums behoren Vincent Artaud. Hij gaf elk van de composities vervolgens een geheel Songs for Someone (2004) en The Crying Room (2006). Blakes zesde eigen aankleding, variërend van de sfeer van een kleine nachtclub studioalbum, St. Mary & Milk, verscheen in 2011. Behalve in Engeland tot bombastisch orkestraal. Deze werkwijze bood het ONJ de is Blake ook zeer populair in Frankrijk, waar zijn muziek te horen was mogelijkheid om de songs van Wyatt opnieuw te ontdekken: de uit het in de soundtracks van de filmsPresque rien (2000) en Trois Petites niets opduikende stemmen werden vervolgens geconfronteerd met het Filles (2004). Blake heeft samengewerkt met de iconische Franse rijke klankpalet van het orkest en met de bijzondere invalshoeken van zangeres Françoise Hardy en heeft twee liedjes geschreven voor haar elk van de musici. Around Robert Wyatt speelt zich dus letterlijk rond prijswinnende album Tant de belles choses, waarvoor hij in 2005 een Robert Wyatt af, in een uitdijende muzikaal universum dat op deze gouden plaat ontving. Hij heeft tevens samengewerkt met de Franse manier in een heel nieuw licht komt te staan. Live brengt het ONJ dit Top 20-artieste Emilie Simon. project met een wisselende selectie aan gastsolisten; voor Amsterdam worden de bejubelde jazztrompettist Erik Truffaz en de jonge Ierse singer/songwriter Perry Blake uitgenodigd. Erik Truffaz (1960) is een in Zwitserland geboren Franse jazztrompettist en -componist. Hij staat bekend om zijn grensoverschrijdende werkwijze en de invloeden van hiphop, rock en Biografieën dance op zijn werk. In 1987 speelde hij op het festival van Montreux met de Braziliaanse groep Cruseiro do sul en beproefde hij zijn Robert Wyatt (Bristol, 1945) is een Britse musicus met cultstatus geluk enige tijd in New York. In 1991 kende de jury van het Concours in eigen land. In de jaren 60 speelde hij als drummer en later ook national de La Défense in Parijs hem de prix Spécial toe en in 1996 als zanger in progressieve rockgroepen als The Wilde Flowers, Soft tekende hij een platencontract op het prestigieuze jazzlabel Blue note. Machine en zijn eigen band Matching Mole, waarin de grenzen Met zijn tweede album voor Blue Note, The dawn uit 1998, kwam werden opgezocht tussen pop, jazz en muzikaal experiment. Tijdens hij ook in de internationale belangstelling te staan. Sindsdien heeft een huisfeest bij bevriende musici op 1 juni 1973 viel Wyatt in hij meer dan een dozijn albums gemaakt, deels met zijn eigen Truffaz beschonken toestand uit een raam op de vierde verdieping.
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