Pierre-Yves Martel

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Pierre-Yves Martel (* 1979 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a Canadian musician ( double bass , viola da gamba ) and composer whose spectrum ranges from classical music and jazz to experimental and improvisational music .

Live and act

Martel has worked in the Canadian and European jazz and improvisation scene since the 2000s. a. with Philippe Lauzier , Kim Myhr , Martin Tétreault , Carl Ludwig Hübsch , Philip Zoubek and with Kiya and Ziya Tabassian. In 2005 he recorded his debut album Engagement & Confrontation with a prepared double bass . Currently (2015) he works a. a. with Éric Normand , Magda Mayas and the Quartetski formation .

Martel also uses the viola da gamba in his sound research, placing the traditional instrument in new contexts and experimenting with preparations and other objects. Martel also wrote the music for several short films. He lives in Montreal.

Discographic notes

  • Pierre-Yves Martel: Engagement & Confrontation (Ambiances Magnétiques, 2006)
  • Quartetski: Visions Fugitives op. 22: Quartetski Does Prokofiev (Ambiances Magnétiques, 2007), with Gordon Allen, Philippe Lauzier, Isaiah Ceccarelli
  • Philippe Lauzier, Martel, Kim Myhr, Martin Tétreault: Disparation De L'Usine Éphémere (Ambiances Magnétiques, 2008)
  • Philippe Lauzier, Pierre-Yves Martel: Sainct Laurens (& records, 2009´)
  • Kiya Tabassian, Pierre-Yves Martel, Ziya Tabassian: Masafat (Ambiances Magnétiques, 2009)
  • Jim Denley, Philippe Lauzier, Pierre-Yves Martel, Kim Myhr, Éric Normand: Transition De Phase (Tour De Bras, 2010)
  • Carl Ludwig Hübsch , Pierre-Yves Martel, Philip Zoubek: June 16th (Schraum, 2013)
  • Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Pierre-Yves Martel, Philip Zoubek: Otherwise (Insub Records, 2018)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Review of the album Engagement & Confrontation . In: Double Bassist - Volumes 40–43, 2007, page 65.
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 4, 2015)
personal data
SURNAME Martel, Pierre-Yves
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario