2019!

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4-5/1, Lyon, France – “Ernest et Célestine” w/ Benjamin Moussay & Orchestre National de Lyon @ Auditorium de Lyon
18/1, Saalfelden, Austria – Telderman-Baldych-Courtois @ Jazzfestival Saalfelden
23/1, Luxembourg – Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois @ Philharmonie Luxembourg
25/1, Bern, Switzerland – Werner Hasler’s The Outer String @ WIM Festival
26/1, Tulle, France – “Love of Live” (Courtois-Erdmann-Fincker) @ Bleu en Hiver Festival
5-24/2, Paris, France – “Matin et Soir” (Jon Fosse) dir. Antoine Caubet @ Théâtre de la Cartoucherie
1/3, Strasbourg, France – “Love of Live” @ Jazzdor Festival
8/3, La Fleche, France – Théo Ceccaldi & Vincent Courtois @ Europa Jazz Regional Tour
14/3, Toulouse, France – “Shadowlands” (Fincker-Courtois-Downes-Carpio) @ Le Metronum
19-21/3, Toulouse, France – “Un Homme qui dort (Georges Perec) dir. Bruno Geslin @ Théâtre Sorano
24/3, Lichtenstein – Werner Hasler’s The Outer String
30/3, Budapest, Hungary – “Les Démons de Tosca opus 1” Release show (Courtois-Brun-Fincker) @ BMC

 

“JACK” PREMIERES AT BMC

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COURTOIS – ERDMANN – FINCKER “JACK”
BMC BUDAPEST MUSIC CENTER
12/04/2018
https://bmc.hu/en/programs/courtois-erdmann-fincker-jack

Photo JACK.jpg© Tina Merandon
For over twenty years, his path – from classical conservatoire to free improvisation, from aesthetic song to all sorts of soundtracks – says it all: Vincent Courtois is more than a wonderful cellist. One among his numerous projects recently was Mediums, an original piece of work, far from the constraints of pre-calibrated formats, for which he invited tenor saxophonists Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker to form a singular trio with an unusual instrumentation. “As well as looking for complementary instruments to broaden the sound palette, I have regularly played with tenor saxophones. In a way, they are the cello’s twin brothers; they share central tessitura and axial tone. Something works organically between these two middle range of pitch instruments where all combinations are possible in bordering registers. Mediums was a story that I imagined then wrote, guided by my boyhood memories of the fantastical world of fairground people. When interpreting it, saxophonists Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker entered the gallery of strange caravan dwellers and, with exceptional talent, breathed life into them.” said Vincent Courtois about the trio’s last project.
Now the time was ripe for a next one: preceding the concert, at the premises of Budapest Music Center, the trio finishes creating their brand new project, «Jack», inspired by writings of Jack London. Each tune will bear the title of a London short story or novel, like To Build a Fire, Love of Life, The South of the Slot, The Dream of Debs, Martin Eden, or that of his autobiographical memoir, The Road. BMC is proud to host the creation of the project and to have the world première of the new program by these outstanding artists at the stage of the Opus Jazz Club.

 

Agenda March-July 2018

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06_Vincent Courtois (Joan Cortès)_14oct17_Jazzèbre_c© Joan Cortes

4/3, Perpignan, France – “Kamasutra” w/ Pierre Baux @ Jazzebre
18/3, Nantes, France – w/ Sylvie Courvoisier & Julian Sartorius @ Variations Festival
21/3, Nîmes, France – Les Démons de Tosca w/ Sylvain Daniel & Daniel Erdmann @ L’Odéon
24/3, Bergamo, Italy – w/ Louis Sclavis @ Bergamo Jazz Festival
6/4, Les Lilas, France – w/ Jeanne Added @ Le Triton
12/4, Budapest, Hungary – “Jack” w/ Daniel Erdmann & Robin Fincker @ BMC
13/4, Graz, Austria – “Bandes Originales” w/ D. Erdmann & R. Fincker
18-20/4, Austria – tour w/ Michael Risler (Linz, Wien, Graz)
01/5, Ulm, Germany – “Bandes Originales”
03/5, Le Mans, France – “Jack” @ Europa Jazz
09/5 – Lyon, France – Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois Trio @ Periscope
10/5 – Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, France – Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois Trio @ La Courroie
11/5, Coutances, France – “Bandes Originales” @ Jazz sous les Pommiers Festival
12/5 – Entraigues-sur-la Sorgue, France – Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois Trio @ La Fraternelle
15-16/5, Basel, Switzerland – w/ Samuel Rohrer & Daniel Erdmann
26/5, Monoblé, France – “Bandes Originales”
29/5, Nîmes, France – “Les Démons de Tosca” @ Théâtre de Nîmes
23/6-6/7, Paris, France – La Féria de la Compagnie de l’Imprévu @ Atelier du Plateau
13/7, Garana, Romania – “Bandes Originales”
17/7, Montpellier, France – Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois Trio @ Festival de Radio-France
24/7, Île d’Oléron, France – “Bandes Originales”
26/7, Les Sables d’Olonne, France – “Bandes Originales” @ Vague de jazz Festival

Mediums 10-year anniversary in Paris

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Courtois / Erdmann / Fincker + Guests
Mer 20, jeu 21 et ven 22 décembre à 20 h
L’Atelier du Plateau, 5, rue du Plateau, Paris 19ème

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© Laurent Poiget / Citizenjazz

Le violoncelliste Vincent Courtois réunit deux saxophonistes, le souffle chaud de Daniel Erdmann et les élans brillants de Robin Fincker, pour former un trio à l’instrumentation inédite, oscillant entre musiques de chambre et improvisations.

Comme pour une étape de parcours, une halte, un bivouac, ils posent leurs valises pour trois jours à l’Atelier du Plateau. Un musicien invité les rejoint chaque soir, pour dérouler la richesse des trois répertoires.

Mercredi 20/12 : Bandes Originales. Le trio présente son dernier répertoire, un libre hommage aux compositeurs de musiques de films. Pour fêter leur nouvel album, il convie Dominique Pifarély à partager ce vagabondage dans un monde qui nous est à la fois étranger et familier.

Jeudi 21/12 : West
West est un parcours exigeant et poétique, un exil volontaire et intérieur où nous nous trouvons entraîné à la découverte de nouvelles lignes d’horizons. Benjamin Moussay rejoint le trio pour un programme évocateur de découvertes et de voyages.

Vendredi 22/12 : Mediums
Pour clôturer ces trois soirées, le trio présente son programme fondateur, Mediums. Avec Sarah Murcia, il livre une promenade ésotérique dans le monde de la fête foraine et des freaks.

Agenda: November 2017

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3-4/11, Grignan, France – Trio Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois @ Jazz à Grignan
8/11, Jena, Germany – Mediums (Courtois-Erdmann-Fincker) + Hannecart) @ Jazzmeile
11/11, Leipzig, Germany – André Ze Jam Afane, Thomas Brückner, Vincent Courtois @ Mediencampus
12/11, Hertogenbosch, NL – Sanne Rambags, Jeroen Van Vliet, Vincent Courtois @ Festival November Music
16/11, Nevers, France – Bandes Originales (Courtois-Erdmann-Fincker)@ D’Jazz Nevers Festival
17/11, Neuburg, Germany – Trio Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois @ Birdland
18/11, Wien, Austria – Trio Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois @ Porgy
19/11, Parma, Italy – Trio Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois
24/11, Hanover, Germany – Quartet Woeste, Keberle, Courtois, Hutchinson
25/11, Antony, France – Quartet Woeste, Keberle, Courtois, Hutchinson @ Place au Jazz Festival
28/11, Zurich, CH – Trio Sclavis-Pifarely-Courtois