Paco Sery

The starting hutBorn the 1st of May 1956 at Divo in the Ivory-Coast, Paco SERY has always been fascinated by Drums and remembers the “tom-toms summoning the country man to lunch”. He made his first drums out of wood at the age of 9 - his first bass drum, and all the others drums, too, himself... Later, Paco moved to Abidjan under the name of Paco Solo the youngest and the mascot to ”Canne à Sucre” (Club in Abidjan).7 years with Eddy LOUISSIn 1978, Eddy LOUISS meets Paco on the Ivory-Coast. Two years later, he brings him back into his flight-cases and makes him his regular drummer.2 years with Nina SIMONEfollowed by the meeting and a European Tour with:Jaco PASTORIUS (1985)“Jaco was playing at the Sunset (a Jazz Club in Paris). He asked me to do a Jam Session . We played real good. I remember one point, Jaco stopped everybody and told me: “But which planet are you coming from, Paco ?”SIXUN (1985-2007)Sixun, a french double entendre around six musicians - three blacks and three whites - playing as one. Going on twenty years and nine albums and one DVD together, their adept performances and imaginative compositions dignify the term “fusion”. They are a perfect representation of the bubbling multicultural life that exists in Paris. The Band always alive today......The New ZAWINUL Syndicate (1995-2007)After a first contact on Salif KEITA recording session, Joe ZAWINUL call Paco for play on his album “My People” and he has become his favourite drummer.In 1997 during a great Tour came out a CD “World Tour 97 Live”SONY and a video and he recorded also "Faces and Places" and following the European and Word Tour....Since always in tour with Zawinul SyndicatePaco SERY Band (1999)Paco SERYreleases his first album “Voyages” under Blue Note / EMI in 2000. His music is a mix of groove, afrobeat, funk with the jazz feel providing the ever solid foundation of his music. Paco prepare his new album.Eddy LOUISS, Nina SIMONE, Jaco PASTORIUS, SIXUN, The New ZAWINUL Syndicate........... Paco SERY also played with :..........Monty ALEXANDER, Mino CINELU, Dee Dee BRIDGEWATER, Nicole CROISILLE, Idrissa DIOP, Rido BAYONNE, André CECARELLI, Billy COBHAM, Michel COLOMBIER, Charlélie COUTURE, Manu DIBANGO, Jacques HIGELIN, Eddie GOMEZ, Jean-Michel JARRE, Salif KEITA, Eric LELANN, François LOUGA, Didier LOCKWOOD, Ray LEMA, Bernard LUBAT, Sylvain MARC, Ashley MAHER, Claude NOUGARO, The Chance Orchestra, Armando OPERAZA, Michel PORTAL, Mike STERN, Amar SUNDY, Carlos SANTANA, Pierre VASSILIU, Wayne SHORTER, Henri SALVADOR, TOURé TOURé, SO KALMERY and.......... everybody on his way !!!