Jean-Louis Méchali
Jean-Louis Méchali (born May 11, 1947 in Casablanca ) is a French jazz musician ( drums , percussion , vibraphone , marimba , composition) and music producer .
Méchali completed a classical training as a percussionist and then founded the politically motivated Cohelmec Ensemble with his younger brother, the bassist François Mechali , with which he released several albums and took part in Antoine Duhamel's youth opera Les travaux d'Hercule (1981). He published several recordings under his own name. He also appeared in the New School Ensemble (TV recording 1971), in the Septet Machi Oul by Manuel Villarroel (and the Machi Oul Big Band ) and in the trio by Mico Nissim . Since the 1980s he has concentrated on composing and performing theater music. In 2001 he co-founded the Compagnie Lutherie Urbaine , which focuses on contemporary music theater and instrument making ; he is their artistic director. He can also be heard on albums by Claudine François , Les Urbs and the Henri Roger Trio.
Discographic notes
- Berceuses Mécaniques, Conservatoire autonome des boîtes a musique / Genève ( Le Chant du Monde 1971)
- Tie-Break (Le Chant du Monde 1987, with Jacques Labarrière, Jean-Jacques Avernel)
- Ciné Club (Quoi de Neuf Docteur 1993)
- Nhanssala (Metal Satin 2003)
- Liboma Minghi (Metal Satin 2004)
- Sharp Sharp (Metal Satin 2010)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Metal Satin / Lutherie Urbaine ( Memento from June 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Méchali, Jean-Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician (percussion, composition) and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Casablanca |