Dominique Regef
Dominique Regef (* 1947 in Paris ) is a French violinist who initially belonged to the folk scene , but was increasingly active in the field of new improvisational music and jazz . He plays numerous other string instruments and is considered one of the most innovative hurdy-gurdy players .
Live and act
Regef first learned violin and piano before expanding the spectrum to include other string instruments such as the cello , the rebec and fiddle , the Rajasthan dilruba and, above all, the hurdy-gurdy.
Regef initially worked with musicians from the folk scene such as Jean-François Dutertre and Emmanuelle Parrenin, with whom he also released several records, and was part of the groups Blanche Fleur , Malicorne ( Le Bestiaire ), and Mélusine ( La Treizième heure , 1979). He increasingly worked with musicians from the jazz and improvisation fields such as Michel Doneda , Lê Quan Ninh , Daunik Lazro , Beñat Achiary , Evan Parker , Joëlle Léandre , Pascal Contet , Carlos Zingaro , Otomo Yoshihide , Bob Ostertag , Jon Rose , Frances-Marie Uitti , Jean-Marc Montera , Philippe Maté , Rémy Walter , Jean-François Méchali , Michel Marre , Jacques Di Donato , Didier Petit , but also with Stephan Eicher , Freddy Eichelberger , Éric Lareine, Rosina de Pèira, Mighela Cesari, Equidad Bares and György Kurtag junior. He is also a member of Gérard Zuchetto's Troubadours Art Ensemble .
In 1993 he released his debut album under his own name, which was highly praised by the critics for the sounds he developed on the instruments. In 2009 he recorded the suite Horizons chimeriques by Daniel Tosi. He has also performed with the Trio Memento and the Amor Fati Trio .
Discography (selection)
Solo albums
- Tourneries (with Michel Doneda and Dominique Répécaud , 1993)
- Horizons chimeriques (with the Camerata de France, composition by Daniel Tosi, 2009)
Collaborations
- Steve Waring Special Instrumental Guitar ( Le Chant du Monde 1975, with Jacques Mayoud, Philippe Guilhaume, Philippe Maté)
- Emmanuelle Parrenin, Jean-Loup Baly, Jean-François Dutertre, Dominique Regef Le Galant Noyé: Ballades et chansons traditionnelles Françaises (Le Chant du Monde 1975)
- Jean-Loup Baly, Jean-François Dutertre, Emmanuelle Parrenin, Naïk Raviart, Mône Dufour, Dominique Regef Chansons à Danser: Belle ton amour me mène (Le Chant du Monde 1976)
- Toulouse Medieval Ensemble Musique liturgique et profane du XIV siècle (1988)
- Beñat Achiary Arranoa (1988)
- Gérard Zuchetto Trobar e cantar (1991)
- Beñat Achiary Lili Purprea (1991)
- L'élémentaire sonore (1992)
- Michel Doneda, Lê Quan Ninh, Dominique Regef SOC (1992)
- Mighela Cesari & Mighele Raffaelli U cantu prufondu (1993)
- Rémy Walter Face to the Ground (1994)
- Éric Lareine L'ampleur des dégâts (1994)
- Les Vents d'Est Ballade pour une mer qui chante Vol.2 (1995)
- Serge Pey L'évangile du serpent (1995)
- Système Friche (1996)
- Philippe Maté Emotions (1998)
- Troubadours Art Ensemble Concept (2000)
- Troubadours Art Ensemble Trob'art (2000)
- Roger Hodgson Open the Door (2000)
- Troubadours Art Ensemble Concepts 2 (2001)
- Occitania (2001)
- Michel Marre Indians Gavachs (2001)
- Philippe Eidel Renaissance (2001)
- Millenarium Douce Amie - Chansons de Trouvères (2002)
- Trobada Trobada (2003)
- Carlos Zíngaro / Dominique Regef / Wilbert de Joode - Spectrum String Trio ( Clean Feed , 2008)
Web links
- Brief portrait
- Dominique Regef - Discography ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Les différentes approches de l'instrument aujourd'hui . Lamediatheque.be. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Dominique Regef at Allmusic (English)
- ^ France Musique 2013
- ↑ Amor Fati trio invite Dominique Regef (Jazz Magazine 2013)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Regef, Dominique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French violinist and hurdy-gurdy player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |