Alain Rellay
Alain Rellay (* 1936 or 1937; † February 9, 2018 in Buffières , Saône-et-Loire department ) was a French jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophone ). The compositional knowledge he developed is used in many Lyon groups of " imaginary folklore ".
Act
Rellay, who worked full-time in the textile industry after studying in Paris, played in Lille between 1965 and 1969 with Didier Levallet and Michel Graillier . From bebop he found a more contemporary jazz and was one of the founders of the Association à la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire (ARFI) in Lyon in 1976 . For over 30 years he was a member of the large formation Marmite Infernale , with whom he recorded five albums and performed at the Moers Festival in 1984 . In the 1980s he also formed a duo with Patrick Vollat ( Reminiscences 1983), from which Christian Rollet formed the group Vollat Trois , which performed at many European festivals. At times he was part of the quintet of Louis Sclavis , on whose album Ad Augusta Per Angustia (1981) he was also involved. According to Tom Lord , up to the year 2000 he took part in 15 recordings in the field of jazz. With the trombonist Jacques Veillé he formed the formation L'Improvisateur et son Double ; La Bête à Bon Dos was created as early as 1978 ; but he also played in other Lyon groups such as Toi Tarzan… Nous aussi and Tragédie au Cirque . Since 1995 he has performed with Lucia Recio in the duo Torero Loco .
Discographic notes
- Trio Alvire La gondole prend l'eau (ARFI 1979, with Hervé Remond, Fabrice Alibau)
- Vollat Trois Vol à trois (ARFI 1992)
- Potemkine (ARFI 1996, with Jean-François Canape , Jean Mereu, Alain Gibert , Jean-Paul Autin , Maurice Merle , Guy Villerd, Jef Sicard, Pascal Lloret, Xavier Garcia , Claude Tchamitchian , Christian Ville)
- La Bête a bon dos Tango Félin (ARFI, 2002)
- Torero loco portraits (2009)
Web links
- Biography (french)
- Brief portrait (English)
- Obituary (Didier Levallet) (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jazz Bonus: Homage to Alain Rellay - Disparition du saxophoniste français Alain Rellay. France Musique, February 13, 2018, accessed February 14, 2018 (French).
- ^ Moers Festival (performance archive). moers festival 1984. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography , online August 27, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rellay, Alain |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician (saxophone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 2018 |
| Place of death | Buffières , Saône-et-Loire department |