Darche-Gábor Gadó-Sébastien Boisseau
tags : groupe
about “stringed”: Review by Scott Yanow
Alban Darche sometimes sounds a bit like Lee Konitz, and at other times his group with guitarist Gábor Gadó and bassist Sebastien Boisseau hints at the Jimmy Giuffre 3. On this intriguing set sponsored by several arts organizations in Budapest, Hungary, Darche sometimes features his trio, at other times showcases the RTQ String Quartet and on some pieces has the two groups interacting with each other. The music is impressionistic in spots, often melodic, sometimes strongly influenced by classical music, at times fairly free in its improvising and always thoughtful. It holds up well under several listenings and reveals Alban Darche to not only be a fine saxophonist but a creative arranger-composer.
BIO
Gábor Gadó (1957, Pécs)
Gábor Gadó started his musical studies on the violin, then switched to the classical guitar. He graduated in 1983 from the Jazz Department of the Béla Bartók Music Conservatory as a student of Gyula Babos, following which he featured in the bands of the vanguard of Hungarian jazz musicians. Amongst his first partners were Róbert Rátonyi Jr, Ferenc Snétberger, Attila László, Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Elemér Balázs and Kálmán Oláh. Later he appeared more and more frequently in international line-ups, for example alongside Gerald Veasley, Randy Roos and George Jinda.
The first band he organised was called Joy, and recorded an album entitled Cross cultures. In 1991 he released Special time, the first album under his own name, then toured Europe with Nikola Parov. In 1995 he moved to France, then briefly lived in London too. After five years the Gábor Gadó Quartet was formed in Paris: Matthieu Donarier (tenor saxophone), Sébastien Boisseau (double bass), Joe Quitzke (drums).
He first played with his French partners on the album Greetings from the angel, which was followed by Homeward and the outstandingly successful Orthodoxia.
Gábor Winand�s album Corners of my mind, composed by Gábor Gadó, was chosen by the French magazine Jazzman as one of the best albums of the year in 2002.
In 2003 his achievements earnt him the Bobby Jaspar prize, awarded by the French L�Academie du Jazz each year to the European jazz musician of the year � the highest international recognition of his work to date. He is a sought-after guest at French and international festivals and clubs, and has performed at the following places: Festival de Châteauroux, Festival de Jazz de Montlouis/Loire, Rencontres internationales de Jazz de Nevers, Festival Crest Jazz Vocal, Festival de l�Hotel d�Albret (Paris), Tete Montoliu Jazz Festival (Barcelona), Festival de Jazz de Souillac, Festival de Jazz de Vitrolles, Fete de la musique de Téhéran, Mittel Europa Jazz Festival de Schiltingheim and the Paris Jazz Festival.
Sébastien Boisseau •bass (1974, Lille)
Regularly playing with Daniel Humair, François Jeanneau, Eric Watson, Stéphan Oliva, Martial Solal, Alban Darche, or Michel Portal, he has been travelling across Europe, Africa and France for many years.
Though always faithful to his beginning partners ( Alban Darche, Jean-Louis Pommier, Cédric Piromalli, Nicolas Larmignat, Olivier Thémines ) he spends much time to collective long term projects ( Triade, Le Cube, X’tet, Baby Boom, Mâäk’s Spirit ).
His experience, his sound and improvisation qualities and rhythmic rigour make him collaborate with David Friedman, Louis Sclavis, Mikko Innanen, David Linx, Pat Metheny or even Franco Ambrosetti and Gabor Gado.
Used to working upon great European Labels ( ENJA,Sketch, BMC ), he founded, in 2000, together with Alban Darche and Jean-Louis Pommier, the Collective and Label YOLK, located in Western France and created to support groups engaged on long term adventures.
Always looking for new experiences and extreme situations, he is able to improvise in any various contexts, from duos to big bands.
