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International Guitar Festival Fribourg
September 23. - October 2, 2011 |
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Nelson Veras (guitar)
Brazil
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The path that lead Nelson Veras from Salvador de Bahia (where he was born in 1977) to Amiens is long, eventful and chaotic. Discovered by director Frank Cassenti and Pat Metheny during the Marciac Festival in 1991, he caught the attention of another prominent figure, Aldo Romano, with whom he worked when he was just nineteen. With his name already a fixture in jazz clubs, he took a year off to return to Brazil to graduate from college, spend time with his family, play sports and convince himself that really had what it takes to become a professional guitarist.
His reputation spread through Paris like brushfire: Lee Konitz, Romano, Dominique Di Piazza, Jean-Louis Matinier, all succumbed to the charm of his gentle manners and his ever-growing talent.
However, the young musician took his time to adjust to the hectic pace of professional life. “At the time, I used to sabotage myself a little. I refused concerts because I did not feel like going out. Now, things have changed, and I understand that each experience bears its fruits,„ he admits. These different stories are reflected in his eponymous album. Each note carries him a little further upwards and on, first to Brazil to record with Steve Coleman, and later through the concert halls of Europe with Mark Turner...
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Airelle Besson (trumpet, bugle and violin)
Belgium
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Airelle Besson obtained the Premier Prix de Jazz at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris in 2002. She performs with various jazz ensembles such as François Jeanneau's Pandémonium, Alban Darche's Gros Cube, the Orchestre National de Jazz, Laurent Cugny's Big Band Lumière, Eric Barret's septet, Didier Levallet's quintet, and Fred Pallem's Sacre du Tympan.
Airelle has toured Europe, Scandinavia, the United States, South America, Africa and Japan. She has performed with Dave Liebman, Riccardo Del Fra, Nelson Veras, Magic Malik, John Abercrombie, Rhoda Scott, Gabor Gado, Jean-Christophe Cholet and currently performs with Daniel Humair.
Selective discography:
- «Opera Budapest» Gabor Winand with Gabor Gado quintet, BMC/Abeille, 2007
- Jeanne Balibar: Slalom Dame, label Naïve, 2006
- Tom&Joy: Antigua, Yellow productions, 2005
- Le Gros Cube: La martipontine d'Alban Darche, label yolk 2005 (choc jazzman)
- «A suivre…» Xtet de Bruno Regnier: Variations altérées, label yolk - 2003
(**** jazzman/disque d'émoi jazzman), Paris-Calvance, label yolk - 2001 (choc jazzman).
- Robin Notte quintet: Première escale, 2002
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Jozef Dumoulin (keyboards)
Belgium
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Jozef Dumoulin began studying jazz on his own in 1994, before being admitted to the Brussels Conservatoire where he studied under Diederik Wissels and Nathalie Loriers. He graduated cum laude.
In 1996, he started to play with Barbara Wiernik, a collaboration that lasted until 2002 and that resulted in an album entitled“Eclipse„ (Mogno J004) in 2001. In 1997, he was granted a scholarship to study with John Taylor at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. During his time there, he played in an orchestra directed by Bill Dobbins, with Michael Brecker and Dave Liebman as soloists. Following his return to Belgium in 1999, he was awarded the Prix de la fondation artistique Mathilde E. Horlait-Dapsens in 2000.
Jozef Dumoulin has performed with the following artists: Erwin Vann quartet, Rêve d'éléphant Orchestra, Bo Van der Werf quartet, Aka Moon, Toots Thielemans, Octurn, Marco Locurico band, Fabien Degryse, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Toma & Co, Mäâk's Spirit, Michel Hatzigeorgiou's Out of Memory, Vegetal Beauty, Melangtronic, Dre Pallemaerts (dp4fm), Steve Houben, Bhedam (Indo-Dutch band which has toured India three times), Zapp! strijkkwartet (a string quartet boasting an eclectic repertoire spanning classic to rock), Venus, Mattis, Traveling Light Piano Trio (Dutch trio featuring three pianos), Catoul-Micault groupe...
Jozef Dumoulin is professor at the Anvers Conseravatoire.
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Stéphane Galland (drums)
France
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Stéphane Galland was born in Brussels in 1969. He began playing the drums at the age of 9.
He performed during many years in a trio, together with Eric Legnini and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, performing in numerous festivals throughout Belgium and abroad.
Bzzz Pük is another trio whose original formula is based on polyrhythmic structures, featuring Linley Marthe on electric bass, Geoffroy de Masure on trombone, and Stéphane, who has become famous for his unique and original approach of his instrument, and for the ease he displays in mastering the complex waves of Afro-American or Carnatic music, which merges mathematical speculation with intuitive improvisation.
Having developed a highly idiosyncratic style, he acquired mastery of the most complex rhythms via his encounters and his research, which lead him to the Pygmies of Central Africa, to Senegalese percussion master Doudou Ndiaye Rose, or to raga (i.e., the rhythmical figures of Indian music) specialists such as Umayalpuram K. Sivamaram.
Stéphane has also worked with musicians such as Zap Mama, Joe Zawinul, Ozark Henry, Novastar... He is currently touring with Nelson Veras, Christophe Wallemme and Vsprs, Alain Platel's latest project.
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