Olivier Benoit

Bio:

See OLIVIER BENOIT WEBSITE HERE .. plays guitar, bass, conducts and composes. Works regulary with the choregraph David Flahaut, the musicians Joëlle Léandre, Sophie Agnel, Olivier Lété, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Michel Doneda, Régis Huby, Christophe Marguet, Crime collectiv (conducting "la Pieuvre" and Electropus) Circum collective Happy house, Optronic, Bruno Chevillon, Sébastien Texier, Julien Favreuille, Jean-Luc Landsweerdt, Gordon Pym, Nicolas Mahieux, Falter Bramnk, Martin Hackett, Christian Pruvost, Antoine Rousseau, Charlène Martin, Roland Pinsard, Eric Groleau, Vincent Boisseau, Eric Brochard, Jean-Luc Capozzo, Christophe Rocher, Edward Perraud, Didier Petit, Daunik Lazro, Peter Orins, Christophe Hache, Stefan Orins, l'Orchestre national de jazz on 2001/2002... worked also unregulary with : Karol Armitage, Tony Buck, Lauren Newton, Jaap Blonk , Pal Frenak and György Kurtag Jr, Xavier Charles, Vincent Courtois, the Diwan of Biskra, Camel Zekri, Paul Rogers, Pascal Contet, Ars Nova...

Member Since:

January 21, 2008

Members:

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Actually you're listening :

happy house - with O. Benoit (guit and compositions), J. Favreuille (sax), N. Mahieux (double bass), J.L. Landsweerdt (dr)

Inoxydable from april 2008 - Inoxydable is : "disque d'Emoi" jazz Magazine (read the chronicle : here and : **** Jazzman (May 2008) - buy it : there

New projects on 2009:

- trio with Olivier Lété and Eric Echampard

- with Bertrand Gauguet

- trio Infra based on rock, repetitiv music

Also :

- Feldspath (32 musicians : CGO + la pieuvre) - composed and conducted by Olivier Benoit

- All Around
Maria Laura Baccarini - voice
Régis Huby - Violin, composition & Direction
Alain Grange - cello
Bruno Chevillon - bass
Guillaume Seguron - double bass
Edouard Ferlet - Piano
Olivier Benoit - guit
Jean Marc Larché - Soprano Saxophon
Catherine Delaunay - Bb Clarinet
Roland Pinsard - Bass clarinet
Christophe Marguet - drums
Michele Rabbia - Percussions

- "Anything Goes" - Cole Porter Project :
Maria Laura Baccarini - voice
Régis Huby - Violin
Olivier Benoit - guit
Guillaume Seguron - double bass
Christophe Marguet - drums

- trio Baron (sax) /Murayama (dr) /Benoit

- Joëlle Léandre's quintet with with Lori Freedman (clar), Jean-Luc Capozzo (trp), Simon Goubert, Olivier Benoit (guit)

- "On the Rocks" rock big Rock orchester created in "la Carène" (Brest), conducted and composed by Olivier Benoit

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Music for Dance/performances
with the choregraph David Flahaut :
- Go / No Go - creation on march 2008 (rose des vents - Villeneuve d'Ascq)
- Lex Salica
other : Vertige : dance on trapeze and guitar: Clémence Coconnier / Olivier Benoit - creation in : La Villette - Paris "100 dessus-dessous" festival on december 2007

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jazz - experimental - alternative - rock music :

- agnel/benoit piano/guitar duet - guionnet/ (sax) benoit duet with and without multiphonic system)

- Michel Doneda (sax) / Olivier Benoit duet

- solo

- conductor (orignal signs system)+ composer of "la pieuvre" (24 musicians) and Electropus (11)

- Optronic (table quintet) with Antoine Rousseau (computer), Falter Bramnk (sampler), Yanik Miossec (amplified objects), Martin Hackett (analogic synth), Olivier Benoit (guitar on table and others...)

- IMAO with Martin Hackett and Gordon Pym (electronic)

- " Extenz'o" trio with Christophe Rocher (clar) and Edward Perraud (dr)

- Christophe Marguet quartet and sextet with bruno Chevillon and sebastien Texier

- Régis Huby Sextet "SIMPLE SOUND" régis huby (violin and composition), olivier benoit (guitar), alain grange (cello), bruno chevillon (double bass), catherine delaunay and roland pinsard (clarinets)

- Hué/Circum - 3 vietnamian players and julien favreuille (sax), sébastien beaumont (guit), peter orins (dr), olivier benoit (electric bass)

- Impression :Peter Orins (dr) - with Christophe Hache (bass), Christian Pruvost (trp), Stefan Orins (piano), Olivier Benoit (guit)

- Circum grand Orchestra (CGO) - with christophe motury (trp), christian pruvost (trp), Jean-Baptiste Perez (alto sax), julien favreuille (tenor sax), christophe rocher (clar), stefan orins (piano), olivier benoit (guit, and co-composer), sébastien beaumont (guit), nicolas mahieux (cb), christophe hache (bass), jean-luc landsweerdt (dr), peter orins (dr)

 

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Sounds Like:

 

hue circum - circum disc - oct.2008

happy house - circum disc - May 2008 -

Régis Huby sextet - Harmonia Mundi - Chants du monde

Extenz'O - Christophe Rocher trio - marmouzic

la pieuvre - Ellipse - circum - disc

la pieuvre - 1999/2005 - double CD - Helix

Christophe Marguet quartet - Ecarlate - Chant du monde / Harmonia Mundi

Compilation from Allumés du jazz - "Les Actualités"

Benoit/Guionnet - &UN Vand'oeuvre

Agnel/Benoit - rip-stop - In Situ

Circum Grand Orchestra - Circum

Christophe Marguet sextet Réflections -

Les lèvres nues

Impression - Lyrae

ONJ - Charméditerranéen - ECM

Impression - Le bénéfice du doute - circum disc

Charlène Martin quartet - Le cri de la chèvre

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Record Label:

harmonia mundi, label bleu, In situ, Vand’oeuvre, Circum disc, ECM, Marmouzic, Hopi