Rémi Charmasson

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Rémi Charmasson (actually Rémy Charmasson , born May 3, 1961 in Avignon ) is a French jazz musician ( guitar , composition ).

Live and act

Charmasson, who was initially self-taught as a guitarist , studied with André Jaume at the conservatory in his native city from 1985 . In 1987 he received a First Prize there and then appeared in Jaume's trio. The following year he performed in a duo with bassist Claude Tchamitchian , which was also documented on an album in 1991. At festivals he played with Jimmy Giuffre , Buddy Collette and Charlie Mariano . In a collaborative trio with Fredy Studer and Jean-François Jenny-Clark , he presented the album Nemo (1993). In the following years he played with his own formations, a quintet (with which he presented two albums, including a Jimi Hendrix tribute album) and Rémi Charmasson Southerners . He also worked with Guillaume Séguron , Charles Tyler , Denis Charles , Anthony Ortega , Alain Soler , Raymond Boni and René Bottlang . He was also a member of the Trio Cappozzo Charmasson Ponthieux (with Jean-Luc Cappozzo and Jean-Luc Ponthieux ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 28 recording sessions between 1988 and 2012.

Discographic notes

  • Rémi Charmasson, Claude Tchamitchian: Caminando (ELP, 1991)
  • Denis Charles / Rémi Charmasson / Bernard Santacruz: A Scream for Charles Tyler (Bleu Regard, 1992), with Charles Tyler, Antoine Lisolo
  • André Jaume with Sapto Raharjo Gamelan Orchestra, Guest Rémi Charmasson Merapi (CELP, 1995)
  • Rémi Charmasson Southerners: Resistances (CELP, 1996), with Andée Jaume, Riccardo Del Fra , Randy Kaye
  • Charmasson, Tchamitchian, Jullian: L'Ombre de la pluie (AJMI Series, 2002), with Claude Tchamitchian, Jean-Pierre Jullian
  • Rémi Charmasson Quintet: Manœuvres (AJMI Series, 2007), with Eric Longsworth , Éric Échampard , Philippe Deschepper
  • Remi Charmasson, Drew Gress , André Jaume, Tom Rainey : Fly Baby, Fly! (AJMI Series, 2013)
  • Rémi Charmasson Quintet: The Wind Cries Jimi (AJMI Series, 2013), with Perrine Mansuy , Bernard Santacruz , Bruno Bertrand, Laure Donnat

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ International Who's Who in Music: Popular Music. Vol. Two, volume 1 . Melrose Press, 1996
  2. ↑ Portrait (Jazz en Provence)
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 19, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Charmasson, Rémi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Charmasson, Rémy (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz musician (guitar)
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Avignon