Biréli Lagrène

Biréli Lagrène

Bireli aux Granges 26 August 2006
Background information
Born (1966-09-04) 4 September 1966
Alsace, France
Genres Gypsy jazz, swing, jazz fusion, post bop, jazz rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1978–present
Labels Jazz Point, Dreyfus, Blue Note
Associated acts Larry Coryell, Jaco Pastorius, Miroslav Vitouš, Sylvain Luc, Stanley Jordan,
Website www.bireli-lagrene.fr

Biréli Lagrène (born September 4, 1966) is a French jazz guitarist. He came to prominence in the 1980s for his Django Reinhardt-influenced style. He often performs in swing, jazz fusion and post-bop styles.

Biography

Lagrène was born on September 4, 1966, in Alsace, France, into a Romani family and community. His father and grandfather were guitarists, and he was raised in the gypsy guitar tradition. He started playing at age four or five, and by seven was improvising jazz in a style similar to Django Reinhardt's, who his father admired and wanted his sons to emulate. In 1980, while still in his early teens, he recorded his first album, Routes to Django: Live at the Krokodil (Jazz Point, 1981).[1][2]

During the next few years, Lagrène toured with Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía, and John McLaughlin, all of them guitarists, and played with Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, and Stéphane Grappellii. He joined Larry Coryell and Vic Juris in New York City for a tribute to Reinhardt in 1984, and went on tour with Coryell and Philip Catherine. He also performed with Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, the Gil Evans Orchestra, Christian Escoudé, and Charlie Haden. In 1989 he performed in a duo with Stanley Jordan.[1]

Lagrène recorded Gipsy Project (Dreyfus, 2001) and Gipsy Project and Friends (Dreyfus, 2002). With his usual cohorts Diego Imbert (double bass) and Hono Winterstein (rhythm guitar), the latter session featured Henri Salvador and Thomas Dutronc (son of Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc).

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Ferguson, Jim; Kernfeld, Barry (2002). Kernfeld, Barry, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 536. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  2. ↑ Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "Biréli Lagrène | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Live at Montreux 1989". AllAboutJazz.
  4. ↑ "Live at Montreux 1989". JazzTimes.
  5. ↑ "Biréli Lagrène | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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