Time : 2009/5/29
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Centre
Price: 60/120/180/300
Pho : 021-51509199
Email: msn.kelly@hotmail.com
URL : [sh.piao.com.cn]
Edouard Ferlet is a famous pianist of the French jazz scene.

He began playing piano at the age of 7 and studied classical music at l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, and

later on at the Conservatoire regional. In the late eighties, he moved to Boston, US, and studied piano under

renowned teachers: Herb Pomeroy, Hal Crook, Ed Tomassi, Ray Santisi, Ed Bedner. In 1992, he graduated from the

Berklee College of Music in Jazz Composition and was awarded the Berklee jazz performance award.

Back in France, he worked as a composer for a variety of TV programs and gained a sound experience in the field

thanks to the diversity of the commissions he had to face. He rapidly recorded two albums under his name: Escale

and Zazimut featuring key artists of the new European jazz generation: Médéric Collignon, Christophe Monniot,

Simon Spang-Hanssen, Claus Stotter, Francois Verly, Gary Brunton.

In 2000, he met the bassist Jean-Philippe Viret with whom he recorded three albums in 6 years (Considerations,

Etant Donnes and L’Indicible), as well as a DVD and a CD distributed exclusively in Japan. In a few years, this

trio, under the label Sketch, was nominated for the Django d'or, les Victoires de la Musique (French Grammy

Awards) and obtained great critiques in the media. At the same time, he continued to play with singers from

various backgrounds: Mark Murphy in Jazz, Manda Djin in Gospel, Geoffrey Oryema in World Music and Lambert Wilson

in cabaret. He successfully conducted the musical direction for Julia Migenes' show Alter Ego. This allowed him to

tour all over the world: China, Canada, Germany, Spain, France. He received praise for his sensitivity and his

artistic commitment during musical interludes.

In 2006, he created his own Jazz label, Melisse, which supports Ferlet’s and other innovative jazzmen's works who

share the same musical vision.

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