Frédéric Sylvestre
Frédéric Sylvestre (born June 3, 1953 in Angoulême ; † August 27, 2014 in Paris ) was a French jazz guitarist who also worked as a composer and arranger .
Live and act
From 1974 to 1979, Sylvestre was a member of Jean-Pierre Debarbat's Dolphin Orchestra and Claude Cagnasso's Big Band . He also worked as an accompanist for soloists such as Chris Wood , Ted Curson and Jean Claude Fohrenbach . In 1979 he founded a trio that included Jacques Vidal . He has performed in concerts with Pepper Adams , the Swing String System by Didier Levallet , Novos Tempos by José Boto , Tânia Maria , Christian Escoudé , Aldo Romano and others and was a member of the big bands of Martial Solal and Gérard Marais .
From 1980 to 1984 Sylvestre worked in various formations with Eddy Louiss . He also played with the group Guitars Impulsions of Sacha Distel for which he also wrote.
He then belonged to the Trio Gitan and the octet Strings Plus by Christian Escoudé, played regularly with the quartet of Richard Galliano and gave concerts with Marcel Azzola , Lina Bossatti and the quintet of Jacques Vidal.
Sylvestre taught at the Erik Satie Conservatory in Bagnolet . He died after a long illness in August 2014 at the age of 61. His grave is in the Père-Lachaise cemetery .
Discography
- Five Compact with the Claude Cagnasso Big Band, 1977
- Prologue with the Dolphin Orchestra, 1978
- Olympia Live with the Dolphin Orchestra, 1979
- Rencontre with the Dolphin Orchestra, 1980
- Premier Grand Cru with Jacques Vidal, 1980
- 2 + with Jacques Vidal, 1981
- Tribute to Jacques Vidal, 1983
- Music band with Teddy Lasry , 1983
- Martial Solal , 1984
- Martial Solal Big Band joue André Hodeir , 1984
- Big Band de Guitares de Gérard Marais , 1984
- Dolorès with Jean-Marc Jafet , 1985
- Trio Live with Jacques Vidal, 1986
- Capricorne with Jacques Vidal, 1989
- Gipsy Waltz with the Christian Escoudé Octet, 1989
- Salena Jones sings Cole Porter , 1992
- The European Jazz Guitar Orchestra , with Louis Stewart, Doug Raney , Maarten van der Grinten , Heiner Franz , Johannes Schaedlich , Herbert Bings , 1993
- Holidays with Christian Escoudé, 1993
- News of Bop with the Jacques Vidal Quintet, 1994
- Trio sur Seine with Marcel Azzola and Jean-Pierre Baraglioli , 1995
- Traverses with the Jacques Vidal Quintet, 1996
- Guitars Unlimited , 1997
- JSBACH Transcriptions , 1998
- Ramblin ' with Jacques Vidal, 1999
- Florin Niculescu , Frédéric Sylvestre, Jacques Vidal, Marcel Azzola, Four Friends 1999
- Gipsy Ballad with Florin Niculescu, 1999
- Saida with the Jacques Vidal Quintet, 2000
- Saga with Jacques Vidal, Florin Niculescu, Marcel Azzola, 2002
- Le tournis with Armand Lassagne , 2003
- Valses caprices , 2003
- Sans issue with the Jacques Vidal Septet, 2004
- Et après with Simon Goubert , 2004
- Mingus spirit with Jacques Vidal, 2007
Teaching material
- Jazz Guitar True Note , Editions MusiCom Distribution 1987
- Michel Ghuzel, Frédéric Sylvestre 1997, Découvrir la Guitare , Éditions Fabbri 1997: Vidéo Pédagogique 37
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Obituary notice ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Appearances in New Morning (Paris)
- ^ Literature by and about Frédéric Sylvestre in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sylvestre, Frédéric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Angoulême |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 2014 |
| Place of death | Paris |