Louis Mazetier (pianist)

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Louis Mazetier (born February 17, 1960 in Paris ) is a French stride pianist.

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Mazetier, who grew up in Aubusson , received classical piano lessons from the age of seven; In 1974 he discovered the music of Fats Waller and began to deal with jazz piano as an autodidact . Role models were u. a. also the musicians Donald Lambert , James P. Johnson , Willie The Lion Smith , Jelly Roll Morton , Earl Hines , Teddy Wilson , Art Tatum , as well as Boogie Woogie and Blues . From 1977 he studied mathematics in Paris, then medicine. During this time he discovered jazz clubs like Le Bœuf sur le Toit and played in various amateur bands. In 1978 he appeared in jazz clubs such as the Caveau de la Huchette ; 1983 began the musical partnership with the pianist François Rilhac ; he also played in Gilbert Leroux's orchestra .

In 1988 Mazetier founded a trio with Patrick Saussois (guitar) and Enzo Mucci (double bass), with which he accompanied Maxim Saury and Benny Waters . He also played with the Paris Washboard formation (with Daniel Barda , trombone, Alain Marquet , clarinet, Gilbert Leroux, later Gérard Bagot on the washboard), with whom he toured and recorded numerous albums. From 1991 he began to appear increasingly as a soloist; He has made guest appearances at major festivals in France such as Antibes, Marciac , Bayonne and Montauban, and at trad jazz meetings in Breda, Dresden and Plön. He toured the United States, South America, Japan, and New Zealand. From the late 1980s onwards he made a series of duet recordings with François Rilhac, Bernd Lhotzky , Henri Chaix , Peter Ecklund , Dick Hyman , Jean-Loup Longnon , Jeff Barnhart and Neville Dickie , as well as several solo albums. In the field of jazz he was involved in 59 recording sessions between 1984 and 2012. a. with Gilbert Leroux 'Washboard Group, Jacques Gauthé and Marcel Zanini . He dedicated the composition “François” to his longstanding musical partner and friend François Filhac. Since the 2000s he played a. a. also with Warren Vaché , Ken Peplowski , Jake Hanna and Evan Christopher . In addition to the Stride jazz classics, his repertoire includes jazz standards and the like. a. by George Gershwin , Cole Porter , Jerome David Kern , Harold Arlen and Irving Berlin .

Mazetier also wrote articles for various French jazz magazines, mostly on Stride Piano . He was awarded the Prix ​​Sidney Bechet , the Prix Bill Coleman and in 1992 the Académie du Jazz Prize.

Discographic notes

  • Louis Mazetier & Francois Rilhac With Alain Marquet: Echoes of Carolina (Stomp Off, 1989)
  • Drop Me Off in Harlem (Djaz, 1992), solo
  • Louis Mazetier & Neville Dickie: If Dreams Come True (Stomp Off, 1994)
  • Louis Mazetier & Neville Dickie: Harmen Strut (Stomp Off, 1995)
  • What A Treat! Piano Solo - In concert (Jazz Connaisseur, 1995)
  • Bernd Lhotzky / Susan Dumas / Louis Mazetier: Elmau Stride Project (Hot Sky, 1997)
  • Louis Mazetier and Peter Ecklund: A Friendly Chat (Jazz Connaisseur, 1999)
  • Dick Hyman and Louis Mazetier: Barrel of Keys (Jazz Connaisseur, 2001)
  • Jeff Barnhart & Louis Mazetier: Twin Pianos Vol. 2 (OCCJF, 2005)
  • Tributes, Portraits and Other Stories ( Arbors Jazz , 2007) solo
  • Stride and Swing (2012) duos with Ehud Asherie , Bernd Lhotzky, Rossano Sportiello
  • My Own Stuff: Arbors Piano Series, Volume 24 (Arbors, 2012)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Different date of birth (February 1st) at Francemusique
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 14, 2016)
  3. ^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 , edited by Andy Gregory, 2002, p. 344.
personal data
SURNAME Mazetier, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French stride pianist
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris