LOUIS SCLAVIS

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One of the finest clarinetists in free jazz and avant-garde, Louis Sclavis plays improvised music with unusual clarity and precision. And while his technique is huge, it doesn't overshadow his musicality; Sclavis is a most expressive player. Sclavis began studying clarinet at the age of nine. He played in a local brass band before entering the Lyons Conservatory of Music. From 1975-1982, he played with a variety of ensembles, including most notably the Henri Texier Quartet and Chris MacGregor's Brotherhood of Breath. He formed his own band in 1982, Le Tour de France, comprised of six musicians from different regions of France. He also played and recorded with a number of prominent free jazz musicians, including Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, Tony Oxley, and Peter Brötzmann for the FMP and NATO labels. In 1984, he recorded Clarinettes, a solo album for the Ida label. That year, he also formed a new read more...
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LOUIS SCLAVIS Workshop De Lyon : Tiens ! Les Bourgeons Eclatent... album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Workshop De Lyon : Tiens ! Les Bourgeons Eclatent...
Avant-Garde Jazz 1977
LOUIS SCLAVIS Clarinettes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Clarinettes
Avant-Garde Jazz 1985
LOUIS SCLAVIS Chine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chine
Avant-Garde Jazz 1987
LOUIS SCLAVIS Chamber Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chamber Music
Avant-Garde Jazz 1989
LOUIS SCLAVIS Rouge album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Rouge
Avant-Garde Jazz 1992
LOUIS SCLAVIS Ellington On The Air album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ellington On The Air
Avant-Garde Jazz 1992
LOUIS SCLAVIS Acoustic Quartet album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Acoustic Quartet
Avant-Garde Jazz 1994
LOUIS SCLAVIS Les Violences de Rameau album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Violences de Rameau
Avant-Garde Jazz 1996
LOUIS SCLAVIS Ceux Qui Veillent La Nuit album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ceux Qui Veillent La Nuit
Avant-Garde Jazz 1996
LOUIS SCLAVIS Danses Et Autres Scènes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Danses Et Autres Scènes
Avant-Garde Jazz 1997
LOUIS SCLAVIS Le Phare album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Phare
Avant-Garde Jazz 1998
LOUIS SCLAVIS L'affrontement des prétendants album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
L'affrontement des prétendants
Avant-Garde Jazz 2001
LOUIS SCLAVIS Dans la nuit album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Dans la nuit
Avant-Garde Jazz 2002
LOUIS SCLAVIS Napoli's Walls album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Napoli's Walls
Avant-Garde Jazz 2003
LOUIS SCLAVIS Roman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Roman
Avant-Garde Jazz 2005
LOUIS SCLAVIS Louis Sclavis & Le Quatuor Habanera : L'Engrenage album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louis Sclavis & Le Quatuor Habanera : L'Engrenage
Avant-Garde Jazz 2006
LOUIS SCLAVIS La Moitié Du Monde album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
La Moitié Du Monde
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2007
LOUIS SCLAVIS L'imparfait des langues album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
L'imparfait des langues
Avant-Garde Jazz 2007
LOUIS SCLAVIS Sources album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Sources
Avant-Garde Jazz 2012
LOUIS SCLAVIS Silk and Salt Melodies album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Silk and Salt Melodies
21st Century Modern 2014
LOUIS SCLAVIS Frontières album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Frontières
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2017
LOUIS SCLAVIS Ensemble Amarillis, Louis Sclavis, Matthieu Metzger, Jean-Philippe Feiss : Inspiration Baroque album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ensemble Amarillis, Louis Sclavis, Matthieu Metzger, Jean-Philippe Feiss : Inspiration Baroque
Third Stream 2017
LOUIS SCLAVIS Characters on a Wall album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Characters on a Wall
21st Century Modern 2019
LOUIS SCLAVIS Les Cadences du Monde album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Cadences du Monde
Third Stream 2022
LOUIS SCLAVIS Unfolding album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Unfolding
Third Stream 2024

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LOUIS SCLAVIS Ad Augusta Per Angustia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ad Augusta Per Angustia
Avant-Garde Jazz 1981
LOUIS SCLAVIS Rencontres... album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rencontres...
Avant-Garde Jazz 1985
LOUIS SCLAVIS Louis Sclavis / Tim Berne / Noël Akchoté : Saalfelden '95 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louis Sclavis / Tim Berne / Noël Akchoté : Saalfelden '95
Avant-Garde Jazz 1995
LOUIS SCLAVIS Lost on the Way album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Lost on the Way
Avant-Garde Jazz 2009
LOUIS SCLAVIS Eldorado Trio album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Eldorado Trio
Avant-Garde Jazz 2010
LOUIS SCLAVIS Asian Fields Variations album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Asian Fields Variations
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2017
LOUIS SCLAVIS Loin Dans Les Terres album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Loin Dans Les Terres
21st Century Modern 2017
LOUIS SCLAVIS Louis Sclavis & Bernard Lubat : Impuls album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Louis Sclavis & Bernard Lubat : Impuls
Avant-Garde Jazz 2018

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