Michel Pastre

Michel Pastre (2005)

Michel Pastre (born April 7, 1966 in Nîmes ) is a French jazz musician ( tenor saxophone ) and big band leader who mainly performs in swing style .

Career

Pastre initially played drums and alto saxophone , but switched to tenor saxophone in 1983. He played first in Toulouse in the orchestra of Paul Chéron, then from 1991 on with Banana Jazz and in the Tuxedo Jazz Band ; with both bands he was involved in recordings and toured France. Since 1995, he also played with the Super swing machine of Gérard Badini . In 1997 he founded a quintet together with trumpeter Alain Bouchet. With his septet he went on tour in 1999 with Al Casey , the guitarist of Fats Waller ; for the live recording of this tour he was awarded the Prix ​​Sidney Bechet of the Académie du Jazz . In 2000 he founded his own big band, with which he is touring mainly in France and Spain and has released several albums. He also worked with Dany Doriz and the Happy Feeling group .

Discographic notes

• Michel Pastre Septet Live during a French Tour (with Al Casey and Bubba Brooks ; Djaz 1999)
• Michel Pastre Big Band Diggin 'the Count (Djaz 2001)
• Michel Pastre Quartet Jumping with César (Djaz 2002)
• Michel Pastre Quartet Free Swing (Djaz 2005)
• Michel Pastre Big Band To Prez and Count (Jazz aux Remparts 2009)
• Michel Pastre Big Band vs. Laurent Mignard Duke Orchestra Battle Royal ( Columbia Records 2012)
• Dominique Magloire & Michel Pastre Quartet et Big Band Travelin 'Light with Billie (Chrystal Records 2015)
• Michel Pastre Quintet Charlie Christian Project: Memories of You (with Malo Mazurié, David Blenkhorn, Sébastien Girardot, Guillaume Nouaux; 2015)

Lexical entry

• Philippe Carles , André Clergeat, Jean-Louis Comolli : Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz . R. Laffont: Paris 2011
• The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

Web links

• Charlie Christian Project
• Michel Pastre at Discogs (English)