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www.fnac.comBorn in 1978, Ludovic Beier learned the accordion from his father and benefits from being part of a musical family. He was brought up in the French tradition of the instrument and turned to jazz a few years ago. He has a spirited, adventurous style which strays into all kinds of byways.Only 27 years old, he is playing on the French and European scene with some of the top players of the Django/Swing Jazz style including Angelo Debarre, Dorado Schmitt, Florin Niculescu,He certainly is giving the accordion a new name as his fingers goacross the keys in an almost unbelievable way, both swinging and amazingly creative in his improvisation. Along with his virtuoso playing, he composes and arranges, and has his own band, Ludovic Beier Quartet, to perform his "cool and latin" French jazz. He has an impressive technique and also a great dose of lyricism with a band that keeps him at full stretch. Accordion will never be the same under his knowledgeable hands, and the new directions he takes. Besides playing around Europe at top festivals and clubs, he appeared in the States with the Django Reinhardt Project, performing at Birdland (NYC) with guests such as Paquito D'Rivera, at Lincoln Center with Joe
Lovano, at Yoshis (CA), and last summer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival with Angelo Debarre and James Carter where he brought the house down. Recently he shared the stage with Toots Thielemans, Hervie Hancoch and Ivan Lins at Carnegie Hall.
DISCOGRAPHY AS LEADER
1997, Nuit Blanche - Marianne Mélodie / Concord
2000, Impression Tzigane - Marianne Mélodie / Atoll ( new edition in 2005 )
2002, Swing Rencontre - Marianne Mélodie / Next Music
2003, Come Into My Swing - Chant Du Monde / Harmonia Mundi
2004, New Montmartre - Chant Du Monde / Harmonia Mundi
2005, Entre Amis - Chant Du Monde / Harmonia Mundi
2006, Entre Ciel et Terre -Chant Du Monde / Harmonia Mundi
2007, Chilltimes - Chant Du Monde / Harmonia Mundi
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