Mimi Lorenzini

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Marius "Mimi" Lorenzini (born September 24, 1949 in La-Seyne-sur-Mer , † December 12, 2014 in Montfermeil ) was a French guitarist specializing in progressive rock , jazz and fusion .

Live and act

Lorenzini began his musical career in the 1960s and initially played in various musical contexts such as jazz (with Barney Wilen and René Urtreger , among others ), variety and chanson ; u. a. as accompanist for France Gall , Jacques Dutronc and Claude François . In 1969 he co-founded the progressive rock formation Triangle , in which François Jeanneau also played and with whom he recorded three albums for Pathé . In the following years he was active in jazz and improvised music, mainly in collaboration with Jean-François Jenny-Clark .

From the 1980s onwards, Lorenzini recorded several albums under his own name and also recorded a. a. with Didier Malherbe , Jean-Marc Padovani and François Tusques ( Blue Phedre , 1996). From 2005 he worked in the musicians' association MusiSeine , which was directed by Françoise Toullec , and in the formation Géométrie Variable . In the field of jazz he was involved in 13 recording sessions between 1968 and 2003. Most recently he lived in Marcilly-sur-Seine . He died of a heart attack .

Discographic notes

  • Orchestra II (Paris Album, 1983), with Ann Ballester , Sophia Domancich
  • Trio (s) (Musea, 1987), with Jean-Luc Ponthieux, Philippe Lacarriere, Nenê
  • Orchestra V (Musea, 1988), with Didier Malherbe, Ann Ballester, Emmanuel Binet, Tatau Caetano
  • Le Diable Bleu (CC, 1993), with Ann Ballester, Jean-Luc Ponthieux
  • Question de Temps (Musea, 1997), with Ann Ballester, Jean-Luc Ponthieux
  • Ni Plus Ni Moins (Gazul, 2003), with Francoise Toullec, Jean-Luc Debattice

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 12, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Lorenzini, Mimi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lorenzini, Marius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French guitarist specializing in progressive rock, jazz and fusion
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH La-Seyne-sur-Mer
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 2014
Place of death Montfermeil