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Jean-Charles Richard was unanimously awarded first prize at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) at age 18, and the Diplome de Formation Supérieure en Jazz at age 21. He has won a string of prizes for excellence (Bellan 1990, Concours Européen des Jeunes Solistes de Jazz 1991, Sacem 1999, Académie Charles Cros 2012), and is a renowned teacher (CA diplom in classical saxophone and jazz) with a taste for challenge and sharing.
Jean-Charles is a complete artist for whom jazz is a starting point, an open, integrative aesthetic that brings cultures together. A universal passport.
Stage references: Marc Copland, Claudia Solal, Pauline Bartissol, Jean-Francois Baez, Daniel Humair, Martial Solal, David Patrois, Chris Culpo, Didier Levallet, Jean Marie Machado, Peter Herbert, Stracho Temelkovski, Didier Ithursarry, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de L'Opéra de Lyon, Saudades Jazz Orchestra in Austria...
"Jean-Charles Richard has immense talent and infinite possibilities. He's simply one of the best musicians I know." Dave Liebman
Eric Löhrer, guitar
Eric Löhrer began his career while studying philosophy. At the age of 23, he recorded his first trio album to immediate critical acclaim.
His projects as leader or co-leader follow one another (Eric Löhrer Trio / Open Air 1990-1993, Olympic Gramofon 1996, Solo 1998, Eric Löhrer Quartet 2008, Duo avec Didier Malherbe 2011, LegACY 2023), while he pursues a career as a sought-after and eclectic sideman: he has performed on the jazz scene alongside Jean-Michel Pilc, Andy Emler, Julien Lourau, Eric Barret, Edouard Ferlet, Elisabeth Kontomanou, Kellylee Evans… and on the pop/world scene alongside Ibrahim Maalouf, Rokia Traoré, Geoffrey Oryema, Jeanne Cherhal, Ornette, Alain Chamfort and Steve Nieve.
Since 2011, he has been teaching jazz and contemporary music at the CRR de Paris.
"His talent as a guitarist and his deep musicality are familiar to us... He knows how to play nuance or violence, strong expressiveness or fine construction..." (Xavier Prévost)
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