Biography
Richard
Galliano has succeeded, through his musical emphasis on melody, rhythm,
and harmony, in imposing his instrument in musical contexts that
previously ignored it-jazz festivals (Marciac, Vienne, Montréal, etc.)
and classical concert halls (Academia Santa-Cecilia in Rome, the Théâtre
des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Milan' s la Scala, etc.).
He was
born in Cannes on December 12, 1950. He studied piano and accordion with
his father, Lucien Galliano, before pursuing his musical studies at the
Nice Conservatory, presided at that time by organist Pierre Cochereau.
He studied counterpoint, harmony, and trombone, graduating with a 1er
Prix d' Excellence in 1969. In parallel with this musical apprenticeship
he took part in international accordion competitions. Playing J.S.
Bach, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Gershwin, he won first prize in the
accordion "World Cup" two years in a row (1966, Valence, Spain and 1967,
Calais, France) as well as the President's Prize in 1968 (under
President Charles de Gaulle).
In 1973 he left the south of France
for Paris. For several years he collaborated with Claude Nougaro,
Barbara, Serge Reggiani, Charles Aznavour, Juliette Gréco, Georges
Moustaki and Zizi Jeanmaire. His duo performance with singer Allain
Leprest for the album Voce A Mano won him the Grand Prix du Disque from
the Académie Charles Cros. In the realm of French chanson we should also
mention his musical encounters with the singer Catherine Ringer (of the
group Rita Mitsouko) at the Cité de la Musique (Paris) and at the
Antibes Jazz Festival in Juan-Les-Pins.
In 1983 Astor Piazzolla
invited Richard Galliano to be the bandoneon soloist at the Comédie
Française in his original music to accompany William Shakespeare's "A
Midsummer Night's Dream", directed by Jorge Lavelli. It was the
beginning of a long friendship between the two men that lasted until
Piazzolla's death in 1992.
Between 1980 and 2003 Richard Galliano
shared the stage with great musicians in concerts all over the world
(Paris, New York, Moscow, London, Buenos Aires, Montréal, San Francisco,
Istanbul, etc.). He played with : Chet BAKER, Ron CARTER, Joe ZAWINUL,
Al FOSTER, Pierre MICHELOT, Birèli LAGRENE, Jean François Jenny CLARK,
Eddy LOUISS, Philip CATHERINE, Aldo ROMANO, Daniel HUMAIR, André
CECCARELLI, Charlie HADEN, Michel PORTAL, Didier LOCKWOOD , Maurice
VANDER , Jimmy GOURLEY , Steve POTTS , StefanoBOLLANI , Hervé SELLIN ,
Hamilton DE HOLANDA , Lolo BELLONZI, Enrico RAVA, Toots THIELEMANS, Jean
Charles CAPON, George MRAZ, Mark FELDMAN, Larry GRENADIER, Scott
COLLEY, Clarence PENN, Gil GOLDSTEIN , Jan GARBAREK, Paquito DI RIVERA,
Michel PETRUCCIANI, Gilberto GIL, SIVUCA, Martial SOLAL, Philippe AERTS,
Antonello SALIS, Richard BONA, Manu KATCHÉ, Paolo FRESU, Jan LUNDGREN,
Daniel GOYONE and many others.
During this period he also composed numerous original works, many of which were acclaimed by both the press and the public.
In
1991 Richard Galliano created the "New Musette" style and recorded it
with Philip Catherine (guitar), Pierre Michelot (bass) and Aldo Romano
(drums) for the record label Label Bleu.
IIn 1993 the Académie du
Jazz awarded him the Django Reinhardt prize, naming him best jazz
musician of the year. The same year, he recorded the album Viaggio, his
first as part of an exclusive contract with the Dreyfus Jazz label, with
Biréli Lagrène (guitar), Pierre Michelot (bass) and Charles Belonzi
(drums). Nominated for the annual Victoires de la Musique, the album
received the Django d' Or prize for best album of the year..
In
1995 Richard Galliano recorded Laurita, with Joey Baron (drums), Palle
Danielsson (bass) and three other prestigious guests: Toots Thielemans
(harmonica), Didier Lockwood (violin) and Michel Portal (clarinet).
In
1996 his third album for Dreyfus Jazz, New York Tango, recorded in New
York with Al Foster (drums) George Mraz (bass) and Biréli Lagrène
(guitar), won an award at the Victoires de la Musique.
The
following album, Blow Up, recorded in 1997 in a duo with Michel Portal,
met with phenomenal success, selling more than 100,000 copies and
winning numerous awards: Victoire de la Musique, the Boris Vian Prize
(Académie du Jazz) and Best International Album (Musica Jazz).
In
1998 Richard Galliano recorded French Touch with Jean-François
Jenny-Clark (bass), Daniel Humair (drums), Michel Portal (saxophone),
André Ceccarelli (drums), Rémi Vignolo (bass) and Jean-Marie Ecay
(guitar). The album, nominated for the Victoires de la Musique and
awarded Best International Album by Musica Jazz, was released after five
years of touring by the Galliano/Jenny-Clark/Humair trio. Unfortunately
its release was saddened by the death of Richard Galliano' s close
friend Jean-François Jenny-Clark..
In 1999 Richard Galliano
recorded his sixth album for Dreyfus Jazz, Passatori, in Florence,
Italy, with string players from the Tuscan chamber orchestra L'
Orchestra della Toscana and pianist Stefano Bollani, playing a program
of original compositions and works by Astor Piazzolla. Passatori was
nominated for the Victoires de la Musique.
Dreyfus Jazz released a
three-disc boxed set of unreleased concerts the same year, comprising a
solo album recorded at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Orvieto on December
31, 1998, a duo with Michel Portal recorded in Hamburg on October 29,
1998, and a trio with Daniel Humair and Jean-François Jenny-Clark
recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 10, 1996.
The year
2001 saw the release of two albums - Gallianissimo and Face To Face.
The first is a greatest hits compilation of his years with Dreyfus Jazz
and the second a new studio recording in a duo with Eddy Louiss. The
latter won the 2001 Django d' Or prize and was nominated for the
Victoires de la Musique.
Ten years after the death of Astor
Piazzolla, Dreyfus Jazz released in 2003 a concert in his honor recorded
live direct-to-two-track at the Willisau Festival on August 29, 2002 as
a septet with Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (violin solo), Lyonel
Schmit (second violin), Jean-Marc Apap (viola) Raphaël Pidoux (cello),
Stéphane Logerot (bass), and Hervé Sellin (piano).
The septet
formation, which gave its name to the album (Piazzolla Forever), was
unique in playing at both jazz festivals and classical venues (Nice Jazz
Festival, Amsterdam Concerttown, Montreux Jazz Festival, Théâtre des
Champs-Elysées, etc.).
All that without forgetting the re-issues
of Blue Rondo à la Turk (1980) and Blues sur Seine as a duo with the
cellist Jean-Charles Capon, Salsamba (1983) with Chet Baker (trumpet)
and Brazilian musicians, Spleen (1985) with a Latin quintet in which
Richard Galliano played melody on the accordina (keyed wind instrument)
and Panamanhattan (1990) as a duo with the American bassist Ron Carter.
Richard
Galliano has never worried about being the world' s best accordionist
but rather has always been concerned with giving his audience the very
best of himself, of "playing the music of his world", and of delving
into his diverse musical roots - Italian, Mediterranean, jazz, French
chanson, and classical music.
He has inspired the entire new
generation of international accordionists. Today many young musicians to
play his music and "copy" his style (the are more than 50 versions of
his "Valse à Margaux"). In addition some of his former students have
embarked on interesting and rich musical careers, including Peer
Glovingen (with Gidon Kremer) and Daniel Mille.
In August 2002,
for the yearly Down Beat Poll, Richard Galliano is arriving first of
"new generation" in the category "miscellaneous instruments".
In May 2003, Richard Galliano is appearing with Michel Portal at the Scala of Milano (recording of the Live album "Concerts").
In
the years 2004/05, after the recording of the New York Trio album,
Richard is touring extensively with the American rhythm section : either
Larry Grenadier on bass and Clarence Penn on drums, or Clarence with
Scott Colley on bass. The second trio tour culminates at the Theatre des
Champs Elysées in Paris in May 2005. In June of the same year, Richard
is back to Paris to record a DVD of the Piazzolla Forever Septet at the
Theatre des Bouffes du Nord, the exact place where the project had been
launched three years before : after 250 concerts given worldwide, the
septet is ending their collaboration in the venue of their start, though
this high profile event will still remain available in the future for
special concerts.
In March 2006, R.Galliano invited with his New
York rhythm section the very special guest Gary Burton, world famous top
vibraphone master, at the initiative of the Cité de la Musique in
Paris, and this project tours extensively and will be touring again in
the autumn 2007. A recording took place in New York in August 2006, and
will see the light in September 2007 for the Italian label Camjazz.
But
it is definitely the Tangaria project, a special quartet with violin
(the incredible Alexis Cardenas from Venezuela), bass (Philip
Catherine's mate Philippe Aerts), and another fine player from
Venezuela, percussionist Rafael Mejias, with the Brazilian special guest
on mandolin, Hamilton de Holanda, that will be the highlight of the
year 2007, with an extensive tour in the summer 2007, adding the fine
drumming of Clarence Penn. Recorded with some Brazilian special guests
in Sao Paulo in September 2006, the album will be out in February 2007
for Milan Records, a label which is very familiar to the work of Astor
Piazzolla.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/richard-galliano
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Nació en Cannes el 12 de diciembre de 1950. Estudió piano y acordeón con su padre, Lucien Galliano, antes de proseguir sus estudios musicales en el Conservatorio de Niza, presidido entonces por el organista Pierre Cochereau. Estudió contrapunto, armonía y trombón, y se graduó con un 1er Prix d' Excellence en 1969. Paralelamente a este aprendizaje musical, participó en concursos internacionales de acordeón. Tocando a J.S. Bach, Tchaikovsky, Ravel y Gershwin, ganó el primer premio de la "Copa del Mundo" de acordeón dos años consecutivos (1966, Valence, España, y 1967, Calais, Francia), así como el Premio del Presidente en 1968 (bajo la presidencia de Charles de Gaulle).
En 1973 abandonó el sur de Francia para instalarse en París. Durante varios años colaboró con Claude Nougaro, Barbara, Serge Reggiani, Charles Aznavour, Juliette Gréco, Georges Moustaki y Zizi Jeanmaire. Su actuación a dúo con el cantante Allain Leprest para el álbum Voce A Mano le valió el Gran Premio del Disco de la Academia Charles Cros. En el ámbito de la chanson francesa, cabe mencionar también sus encuentros musicales con la cantante Catherine Ringer (del grupo Rita Mitsouko) en la Cité de la Musique (París) y en el Festival de Jazz de Antibes, en Juan-Les-Pins.
En 1983 Astor Piazzolla invitó a Richard Galliano a ser el bandoneón solista en la Comédie Française en su música original para acompañar "El sueño de una noche de verano" de William Shakespeare, dirigida por Jorge Lavelli. Fue el comienzo de una larga amistad entre los dos hombres que duró hasta la muerte de Piazzolla en 1992.
Entre 1980 y 2003, Richard Galliano compartió escenario con grandes músicos en conciertos por todo el mundo (París, Nueva York, Moscú, Londres, Buenos Aires, Montreal, San Francisco, Estambul, etc.). Tocó con : Chet BAKER, Ron CARTER, Joe ZAWINUL, Al FOSTER, Pierre MICHELOT, Birèli LAGRENE, Jean François Jenny CLARK, Eddy LOUISS, Philip CATHERINE, Aldo ROMANO, Daniel HUMAIR, André CECCARELLI, Charlie HADEN, Michel PORTAL, Didier LOCKWOOD , Maurice VANDER , Jimmy GOURLEY , Steve POTTS , StefanoBOLLANI , Hervé SELLIN , Hamilton DE HOLANDA , Lolo BELLONZI, Enrico RAVA, Toots THIELEMANS, Jean Charles CAPON, George MRAZ, Mark FELDMAN, Larry GRENADIER, Scott COLLEY, Clarence PENN, Gil GOLDSTEIN , Jan GARBAREK, Paquito DI RIVERA, Michel PETRUCCIANI, Gilberto GIL, SIVUCA, Martial SOLAL, Philippe AERTS, Antonello SALIS, Richard BONA, Manu KATCHÉ, Paolo FRESU, Jan LUNDGREN, Daniel GOYONE y muchos otros.
En 1991, Richard Galliano creó el estilo "New Musette" y lo grabó con Philip Catherine (guitarra), Pierre Michelot (bajo) y Aldo Romano (batería) para el sello discográfico Label Bleu.
En 1993, la Academia del Jazz le concedió el premio Django Reinhardt al mejor músico de jazz del año. Ese mismo año, graba el álbum Viaggio, el primero en el marco de un contrato exclusivo con el sello Dreyfus Jazz, con Biréli Lagrène (guitarra), Pierre Michelot (bajo) y Charles Belonzi (batería). Nominado a las Victoires de la Musique anuales, el álbum recibió el premio Django d' Or al mejor álbum del año..
En 1998, Richard Galliano grabó French Touch con Jean-François Jenny-Clark (bajo), Daniel Humair (batería), Michel Portal (saxofón), André Ceccarelli (batería), Rémi Vignolo (bajo) y Jean-Marie Ecay (guitarra). El álbum, nominado a las Victoires de la Musique y galardonado con el premio al mejor álbum internacional por Musica Jazz, vio la luz tras cinco años de giras del trío Galliano/Jenny-Clark/Humair. Desgraciadamente, su publicación se vio empañada por la muerte de Jean-François Jenny-Clark, amigo íntimo de Richard Galliano.
Ese mismo año, Dreyfus Jazz publicó una caja de tres discos con conciertos inéditos: un álbum en solitario grabado en el Festival de Jazz de Umbría (Orvieto) el 31 de diciembre de 1998, un dúo con Michel Portal grabado en Hamburgo el 29 de octubre de 1998 y un trío con Daniel Humair y Jean-François Jenny-Clark grabado en el Festival de Jazz de Montreux el 10 de julio de 1996.
En 2001 publicó dos álbumes: Gallianissimo y Face To Face. El primero es una recopilación de grandes éxitos de sus años con Dreyfus Jazz y el segundo una nueva grabación de estudio en dúo con Eddy Louiss. Este último ganó el premio Django d' Or 2001 y fue nominado a las Victoires de la Musique.
Diez años después de la muerte de Astor Piazzolla, Dreyfus Jazz publicó en 2003 un concierto en su honor grabado en directo directo a dos pistas en el Festival de Willisau el 29 de agosto de 2002 como septeto con Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian (violín solo), Lyonel Schmit (segundo violín), Jean-Marc Apap (viola) Raphaël Pidoux (violonchelo), Stéphane Logerot (bajo) y Hervé Sellin (piano).
La formación del septeto, que dio nombre al álbum (Piazzolla Forever), fue única tocando tanto en festivales de jazz como en salas clásicas (Festival de Jazz de Niza, Concerttown de Ámsterdam, Festival de Jazz de Montreux, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, etc.).
Ha inspirado a toda una nueva generación de acordeonistas internacionales. Hoy en día, muchos jóvenes músicos tocan su música y "copian" su estilo (hay más de 50 versiones de su "Valse à Margaux"). Además, algunos de sus antiguos alumnos han emprendido interesantes y ricas carreras musicales, como Peer Glovingen (con Gidon Kremer) y Daniel Mille.
En mayo de 2003, Richard Galliano se presenta con Michel Portal en la Scala de Milán (grabación del álbum en directo "Concerts").
En marzo de 2006, R.Galliano invitó con su sección rítmica de Nueva York al invitado muy especial Gary Burton, maestro mundialmente famoso del vibráfono, por iniciativa de la Cité de la Musique de París, y este proyecto realiza numerosas giras y volverá a hacerlo en otoño de 2007. En agosto de 2006 se realizó una grabación en Nueva York, que verá la luz en septiembre de 2007 para el sello italiano Camjazz.
Pero es sin duda el proyecto Tangaria, un cuarteto especial con violín (el increíble Alexis Cárdenas de Venezuela), bajo (el compañero de Philip Catherine, Philippe Aerts), y otro buen músico de Venezuela, el percusionista Rafael Mejías, con el invitado especial brasileño a la mandolina, Hamilton de Holanda, que será lo más destacado del año 2007, con una extensa gira en el verano de 2007, añadiendo la fina batería de Clarence Penn. Grabado con algunos invitados especiales brasileños en Sao Paulo en septiembre de 2006, el álbum saldrá en febrero de 2007 para Milan Records, sello muy familiarizado con la obra de Astor Piazzolla.
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Tracks:
1 - Beritwalz
Written-By – Richard Galliano
2 - Des Voiliers
Written-By – Richard Galliano
3 - Le Clown Perdue
Written-By – Richard Galliano
4 - La Valse A Margaux
Written-By – Richard Galliano
5 - Dum Dum Dum
Written-By – Eddy Louiss
6 - Giselle
Written-By – Richard Galliano
7 - Corail
Written-By – Richard Galliano
8 - Les Oiseaux
Written-By – Richard Galliano
9 - Laura Et Astor
Written-By – Richard Galliano
10 - Oblivion
Written-By – Astor Piazzolla
Credits:
Accordion, Arranged By – Richard Galliano
Double Bass – Pierre Michelot
Drums – Aldo Romano
Guitar – Philip Catherine
Photography By – Isabelle Trubert
Sleeve, Design – Jacques Leclercq-K.
Recorded live at SCEAUX on april 12. and 13. 1991
Label: Label Bleu – LBLC 6547, Label Bleu – LBLC 86547
Country: France
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gypsy Jazz, Latin Jazz
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