Stephane Mercier

Saxophonist Stephane Mercier has been travelling the world for more than 15 years. He has lived in Brussels, Boston, New York and Paris, playing with numerous musicians and bands in various styles. As a student at the Berklee College of Music until 1995, he already had the experiences of getting awards (Downbeat magazine, Berklee itself,...), touring, and getting record deals (Dan "Deep Forest" Lacksman,...). His album Flor de Luna (year 2000-FSNT097), recorded in NY and produced by the great Barcelonian label Fresh Sound/New Talent, was released worldwide and acclaimed by the press. Other experiences led him to record at Birdland for the house label with the Magali Souriau Orchestra (featuring Chris Cheek, Jeff Ballard, Aaron Goldberg, Dennis Irwin,...), or tour and play the NY scene with the new generation (Mark Turner, Seamus Blake, Avishai Cohen(tr),...). Stephane settled down for a while in Europe, where he raises his family and leads different projects, ranging from acoustic duo to electronic live dub jazz and play as a sideman for many bands (lead alto of the Jazz Station Big Band, the house band of the famous Brussels jazz club,...) The Metronome magazine in China recently featured his electronic jazz in a compilation that introduces European artists to the continent. If you want to discover some unreleased studio and live tracks, listen to Barcelonajazzradio.com, where many tunes are currently featured on the playlist. Composer and arranger as well, he works for radio and television and is currently leading the house band of the Belgian prime time TV show "Bonnie and Clyde".

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