Alain Gibert
Alain Gibert (* 1947 in the Haute-Loire department ; † June 23, 2013 in Clermont-Ferrand ) was a French jazz musician ( trombone , also saxophone , trumpet , vocals , arrangement and composition ) who, as a member of the musicians' collective ARFI, represented the folklore imaginaire was.
Live and act
Gibert comes from the canton of Pradelles and first studied mathematics before turning to jazz music. In 1975 he switched from guitar to trombone. He was a founding member of the Association à la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire (Arfi), which originated in Lyon in 1977 and had previously been part of the Workshop de Lyon for a short time . Occasionally Gibert worked with Steve Waring in the field of chanson and also wrote children's songs (L'Oreille en Colimaçon) . Since 1999 he has played in the trio "Apollo" with Jean-Paul Autin and Jean-Luc Cappozzo . With his son, the bass clarinetist Clément Gibert, he formed the duo Kif Kif. He was involved in 25 recording sessions between 1975 and 2003, including a. with the Arfi big band La Marmite Infernale and with Louis Sclavis ( Ellington on the Air 1993; Les Violences de Rameau 1996). His oratorio Lorraine Motel , based on Martin Luther King's speech I Have a Dream , premiered in 2009. In 2010 he produced his composition La bouche entrouverte aura le dernier mot for radio . Gibert, who died in a hospital in Clermont-Ferrand in June 2012 at the age of 66, was buried in his Auvergne hometown of Coissard ( Montmorin ).
Discographic notes
- Chariot d'Or: L'Auvergne imaginée ( Silex / Auvidis, 1995, with Louis Sclavis, Jean-Louis Matinier , Bruno Chevillon )
- Kif Kif La Descendance de l'Homme (Arfi)
- Le Marvelous Band (Arfi)
- Kif Kif Les Deux Moitiés de La Pomme (Arfi)
- Bomonstre & Boris Jollivet, Lionel Marchetti , Joël Bastard O Saisons ... O Trombones (Arfi)
- Alain Gibert & André Ricros Jean de la Grive (Universal, 2009)
- Apollo Adieu les filles (Arfi 2009, with Jean-Paul Autin , Jean-Luc Cappozzo , Géraldine Keller , Gilles Chabenat )
Web links
- Alain Gibert at Allmusic (English)
- Alain Gibert at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le musicien et compositeur de jazz Alain Gibert est décédé cette nuit ( Memento from June 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
- ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
- ↑ Lorraine Motel ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Alla Breve, August 30, 2010 ( Memento of November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Information from Citizen Jazz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gibert, Alain |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haute-Loire department |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 2013 |
| Place of death | Clermont-Ferrand |