JeanJean- Marie Machado & Danzas invited Andr minvielle for a tribute album to Boby Lapointe .

Boby Lapointe was a French singer from the post war era noted for his humorous texts, alliterations and plays on words.

In this album tenderly titled La Fte Boby (Bobys party), pianist Jean-Marie Machado gives a tribute to Boby Lapointe, this dramatic but also deep poet. This album gathers some of the biggest success by Boby Lapointe re mastered mixed with original compositions inspired by his universe. Jean-Marie Machado has been used to hybrid projects, and for this one he invited Andr Minvielle, singer, scat man, Occitan slam poet, to join his orchestraDanzas. Machado and Minvielle invented a tour de chant , from a new theatrical and ludic kind, offering a second youth to the innovative work of Boby Lapointe, one of the most original author and performer in French singing scene.

It is said that one day in recording studio the sound ingeneer told to Boby Lapointe: - Sire, I think that youre not on the rhythm - On the rhythm of what ? said Boby Say that Im over the rhythm ! His stature was out measure. His mathematical research too. His way of life to earn money was without measure: deep-sea diver, television antenna installer, owner of a new born clothing shop, sales representative, advertising writer, owner of a cabaret, extra actor, cabaret artist specializing in political satire. His crazy handling of the language. His unique shoulder move. His friends, Phlippe Weill, Joe Dassin, Georges Brassens, to name a few, admirer and benevolent. All his path in life, his lifetime from 1922 to 1972, and since his disappearance, is at the measure of the child joy we feel every time we heard his songs.

Francine Vidal

Pianist and composer with Portuguese and Italo-Spanish origins, Jean-Marie Machado spent his childhood in Morocco. Young adult, his studies music with classical performer Catherine Collard and discovers by himself jazz and pop music. Since the end of the 80s, he likes to strike original meetings. After the success of the Trio Machado, he composes some essential success of current music scene: Lyrisme (4tet), Andaloucia (6tet), Vibracordes (7tuor), La Main des Saisons (with chorus and soloists by Lyon Bernard Ttu), Trio Time, Caminando & Eternal Moments (duo with Dave Liebman). He regularly works with known artists such as : Paolo Frsu, Ricardo del Fra, Jacques Mahieux, Gary Valente, Nana Vasconcelos, Andy Sheppard, Dave Liebman, Jean-Marc Padovani, Antonio Placer, Martial Solal, Glenn Ferris, Laurent Dehors, Ramon Lopez, Moutins brothers, Jean-Philippe Viret, Paul Motian, Jean-Franois Jenny-Clark In 2008, he gathers several jazz soloists and creates a new ensemble: Danzas. Their first album Fiesta Nocturna has been released in 2010 on Bee Jazz; for this one, Jean-Marie Machado invited Andr Minvielle for a great tribute to French singer Boby Lapointe.

Drummer, scat man, rapper that mix and moves words and rules, Andr Minvielle is one of the greatest surprise from the French musical scene of the past few years. Something striking is happening, without any doubts. Something never heard, anything except conventional, that lights up a smile and gives chills. From jazz to java, from Gascony to pygmy music, this great artist captures the instant time with an incomparable sense of language and improvisation. This is all Andr Minvielle invites you in: a celebration of singing in all its glory. With this troubadour "vocalchimiste", jazz bangs, waltz, twirl, boat and goes slumming. A great life lesson, essential.

IN CONCERTS

is the great ensemble created by pianist and composer Jean-Marie Machado. It gathers to best of jazz soloists to explore different musical universes that navigates between jazz and classical music as well as popular music.

DANZAS

Today, the Danzas orchestra created three different by complemantary programs which we can call a trilogy: 1/ Fiesta Nocturna 2/ La fte Boby 3/ Lagrima Latina (to be created in march 2012)

Didier Ithursarry: accordion | Gueorgui Kornazov: trombone | Jean-Charles Richard: saxophones | Franois Merville: drums | Jocelyn Mienniel: flutes | Franois Thuillier: tuba | Jean-Marc Quillet: drums and vibes