Paco Séry
Paco Sery (* 1. May 1956 in Divo , Ivory Coast ) is an Ivorian Jazz - and fusion - drummer . He is co-founder of the French fusion band Sixun and leader of the Paco Séry Group.
life and work
At the age of nine, Paco Séry learned to play self-taught on a self-made drum kit. He later moved to Abidjan , where he performed under the name Paco Solo. In 1978 he met Eddy Louiss , who took him to Europe two years later. The collaboration with Louiss lasted seven years. He also played with Nina Simone for two years .
After a jam session with Jaco Pastorius in Paris in 1985, Jaco Pastorius hired him for his European tour.
Between 1995 and 2007 he played with Joe Zawinul's band The Zawinul Syndicate . Zawinul said of him: "The best drummer I've ever heard or played with and I've played with everyone."
Séry worked a. a. with the following artists: Monty Alexander , Mino Cinelu , Dee Dee Bridgewater , André Ceccarelli , Billy Cobham , Michel Colombier , Manu Dibango , Eddie Gomez , Jean-Michel Jarre , Salif Keïta , Éric Le Lann , Didier Lockwood , Ray Lema , Bernard Lubat , Claude Nougaro , Michel Portal , Mike Stern , Carlos Santana , Wayne Shorter and Henri Salvador .
Selected discography
- 2012 The Real Life (Label: Musicovations)
- 2000 Paco Séry Group Voyages (Label: Blue Note / EMI)
- 1999 Flavio Boltro , Eric Legnini , Pippo Matino, Stéphane Huchard , Paco Séry, Stefano Di Battista , Louis Winsberg , Daniele Scannapieco, Nantha Kumar, Marcello Giuliani Road Runner (Label: Blue Note)
- With Sixun
- 2008 Palabre - (Label: Futur Acoustic)
- 2006 DVD - Sixun fête ses 20 ans - Live à La Cigale
- 2006 Sixun fête ses 20 ans - Live à La Cigale (Label: Futur Acoustic)
- 1998 Nouvelle Vague (Label: WEA)
- 1995 Flashback (Label: Polygram)
- 1995 Lunatic Taxi (Label: Phonogram)
- 1993 Nomad's Land (Label: Phonogram)
- 1990 L'Eau de Là (Label: Bleu Citron)
- 1988 Explore (Label: Bleu Citron)
- 1988 Sixun - "Live" (Label: Bleu Citron)
- 1987 Pygmées (Label: Polygram)
- 1985 Nuit Blanche (Label: Polygram)
- With Joe Zawinul
- 2007 75th
- 2002 Faces and Places
- 1998 World Tour
- 1996 My People
- Other collaborations
- 2011 The Crossing - Eumir Deodato
- 2003 Yakar - Idrissa Diop
- 2002 Bendera - So Kalmery
- 2001 Récit proche - Eddy Louiss
- 2001 Safi - Ray Lema
- 2000 Poulina - Orchester National de Barbès
- 1997 The blessed rain - Ashley Maher
- 1997 Per fortuna Purtroppo - Irene Grandi
- 1997 Dife - Kassav
- 1996 Sarada - Alma Rosa
- 1995 Emotion - Papa Wemba
- 1991 Gaia - Ray Lema
- 1991 Amen - Salif Keïta
- 1987 Afrijazzy - Manu Dibango
- 1982 Fodder on My Wings - Nina Simone
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jaco Pastorius Band - "So What?" TV show Belgium (1985). Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Paco Séry on MySpace.com
- ^ Paul Rubin: The Wizard of Austria. March 25, 1999, accessed June 11, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Séry, Paco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paco Solo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ivorian jazz and fusion drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Divo , Ivory Coast |