François Rilhac

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François Rilhac (* 1960 , † 1992 ) was a French musician ( piano , vocals , composition) of stride piano and traditional jazz .

Live and act

Rilhac initially dealt with bebop before focusing on the stride piano in the 1980s. Musical role models were u. a. the pianists Henri Chaix and Art Tatum . From the mid-1980s he played in the Jean-Loup Longnon Big Band, with the Gilbert Leroux Washboard Group, Marcel Zanini and with Bert de Kort and His Dutch Dixieland Pipers. First solo recordings (" How High The Moon ") appeared on the compilation Ticklin 'at the District . In 1986 he made his debut album Megalo Piano Stride (Black & Blue). In 1988 he appeared in a duo with Henri Chaix; 1989 with his band François Rilhac's Harlem Jazz. Last recordings were made as a duo with Marcel Zanini in May 1990 at the Dixieland Festival Salgotarjan (album Nemzetkozi Dixieland Fesztival '89 -'90 Salgotarian - From Riverside to Riverside: Marcel Zanini Es Francois Rilhac ). In the field of jazz , he was involved in 17 recording sessions between 1984 and 1990. He wrote u. a. the title “Supraton in Marrakouch”. Rilhac that of depression suffered, committed suicide in 1992 at the age of 32 years suicide . His longtime musical partner and friend Louis Mazetier dedicated the composition "François" to him.

Discographic notes

  • Louis Mazetier & Francois Rilhac With Alain Marquet : Echoes of Carolina (Stomp Off, 1989)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ information in Jazzdatenbank.ch
  2. ^ Musique à la cour de Mannheim, issues 301–306, 1985
  3. ↑ Cast: Michel "Boss" Queraud (tp), Jacques Montebruno (cl), Francois Rilhac (p), Enzo Mucci (git), Freddy Legendre (b), Stephane Roger (dr).
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 14, 2016)
  5. ↑ Jazz Times - 2008, Volume 38, Issues 6-10, p. 90
personal data
SURNAME Rilhac, François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
DATE OF DEATH 1992