Alour started playing the clarinet at the music school in Quimper, when she was 13 years of age. When she was 19, she started to play saxophone, for the most part self-taught, supplemented with courses at CIM in Paris, and IACP.
In 2000 she was part of establishing the "Vintage Orchestra", with Fabien Maria, Thomas Savy, Jerry Edwards and Yoann Loustalot (the album ''Thad'' in 2005). In 2001, she founded a sextet with Stéphane Belmondo and played in the band "Manita" with Jean-Daniel Botta, in a big band, with Christophe Dal Sasso who released the album "Ouverture" (with Stéphane and Lionel Belmondo, who appeared at Nocturne) and played at the Marciac Festival in 2004 with Quartet, to Rhoda Scott (who recorded Lady Quartet a live recording in Sunset (2009), and at Jazz à Vienne (2010). The same year she played at the Jazz à Vienne, participated in a project with Aldo Romano and played in a big band with Wynton Marsalis.
In 2005 she released her first solo album "Insulaire" at Nocturne, mainly with her own compositions, and with guitarist Hugo Lippi, Emmanuel Bex, Stéphane Belmondo on the team. In Elektro-Big with Benjamin Roy came "DJ Killer" and "Be Where You Are" (2006), with pianist Alexandre Saada. In 2007, the album "Uncaged" followed, with pianist Laurent Coq, guitarist Sébastien Martel, Yoni Zelnik on upright bass and Karl Jannuska on drums. In 2010, she released her trio album, Opus 3,, in 2012 the quintet album La géographie des rêves (with Stéphan Caracci vibraphone, Yoann Loustalot trumpet and flugel horn, Alour on bass clarinet, clarinet and tenor saxophone, Nicolas Moreaux and Frédéric Pasqua drums). In 2011 she played on the album Prétextes by Christophe Dal Sasso. In 2013, the Shaker album came with organist Frederic Nardin and drummer Frédéric Pasqua.[1]
2007: Awarded the French Django d’Or talent award.
Discographyedit
2005: Insulaire (Nocturn)
2007: Uncaged (Nocturn)
2009: Opus 3 (Plus Loin Music)
2011: La Géographie Des Rêves (Naïve)
2013: Shaker (Naïve)
Referencesedit
^Bilawsky, Dan (2014-07-04). "Sophie Alour: Shaker". AllAboutJazz. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
External linksedit
Official website
April 12, 2024
sophie, alour, born, december, 1974, french, jazz, musician, plays, saxophone, clarinet, flute, 2013background, informationborn, 1974, december, 1974, quimper, francegenresjazzoccupation, musicianinstrument, tenor, saxophone, soprano, saxophone, clarinetwebsit. Sophie Alour born 24 December 1974 is a French jazz musician who plays saxophone clarinet and flute Sophie AlourSophie Alour in 2013Background informationBorn 1974 12 24 24 December 1974 age 49 Quimper FranceGenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Tenor saxophone soprano saxophone clarinetWebsitesophiealour wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Honors 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editAlour started playing the clarinet at the music school in Quimper when she was 13 years of age When she was 19 she started to play saxophone for the most part self taught supplemented with courses at CIM in Paris and IACP In 2000 she was part of establishing the Vintage Orchestra with Fabien Maria Thomas Savy Jerry Edwards and Yoann Loustalot the album Thad in 2005 In 2001 she founded a sextet with Stephane Belmondo and played in the band Manita with Jean Daniel Botta in a big band with Christophe Dal Sasso who released the album Ouverture with Stephane and Lionel Belmondo who appeared at Nocturne and played at the Marciac Festival in 2004 with Quartet to Rhoda Scott who recorded Lady Quartet a live recording in Sunset 2009 and at Jazz a Vienne 2010 The same year she played at the Jazz a Vienne participated in a project with Aldo Romano and played in a big band with Wynton Marsalis In 2005 she released her first solo album Insulaire at Nocturne mainly with her own compositions and with guitarist Hugo Lippi Emmanuel Bex Stephane Belmondo on the team In Elektro Big with Benjamin Roy came DJ Killer and Be Where You Are 2006 with pianist Alexandre Saada In 2007 the album Uncaged followed with pianist Laurent Coq guitarist Sebastien Martel Yoni Zelnik on upright bass and Karl Jannuska on drums In 2010 she released her trio album Opus 3 in 2012 the quintet album La geographie des reves with Stephan Caracci vibraphone Yoann Loustalot trumpet and flugel horn Alour on bass clarinet clarinet and tenor saxophone Nicolas Moreaux and Frederic Pasqua drums In 2011 she played on the album Pretextes by Christophe Dal Sasso In 2013 the Shaker album came with organist Frederic Nardin and drummer Frederic Pasqua 1 nbsp Sophie Alour Revelation Jazz a Juan 2005 Honors edit2007 Awarded the French Django d Or talent award Discography edit2005 Insulaire Nocturn 2007 Uncaged Nocturn 2009 Opus 3 Plus Loin Music 2011 La Geographie Des Reves Naive 2013 Shaker Naive References edit Bilawsky Dan 2014 07 04 Sophie Alour Shaker AllAboutJazz Retrieved 2018 02 28 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sophie Alour amp oldid 1179808166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
