Dominique Pifarély
Dominique Pifarély (born 1957) is a French jazz violinist. Born in Bègles, he is known as a modernizer who works in avant-garde jazz, but he has also worked in post-bop and other contexts. Dominique Pifarély modernized jazz violin, combining extraordinary technical skills with an inclusive idea of music-making. He has been soon very in-demand as a straight jazz player, but was soon in some of the more adventurous groups in Europe, too, including Mike Westbrook's band (On Dukes' Birthday, hatART) and the Vienna Art Orchestra.
In 1979, he began touring with bassist Didier Levallet and guitarist Gérard Marais as a trio. In the 1980s he began leading his own bands, as can be heard on 2 records, Insula Dulcamara (1988) et Oblique (1992).
In 1985, Pifarély started to work with reedist Louis Sclavis and in 1992, they formed the Sclavis/Pifarély Acoustic Quartet, featuring guitarist Marc Ducret and bassist Bruno Chevillon, and recorded for ECM. In the late 1990s, he started a duo work with pianist François Couturier, and they recorded a prominent album (Poros, ECM, 1997).
Dominique Pifarély is now focusing on different personal projects. Impromptu is a development of the collaboration with François Couturier, adding counter tenor Dominique Visse and a work on contemporary poetry. He also initiated numerous text/music experiences with French writer François Bon and actors Violaine Schwartz and Pierre Baux. The Dédales ensemble is an acoustic nine piece band. He founded in 2007 a trio with keyboard player Julien Padovani and drummer Eric Groleau.
In his mature style, the classical violin tradition and the swing lessons combine with a contemporary European sonic exploration ; his technical mastery and quick imagination allow him to move seamlessly between these worlds.
He regularly performs in whole Europe, and has been touring in the US, Canada, Japan, India, Middle East, Latin America and Africa.[1]
Discography
Comme leader ou co-leader :
- 1987, Eowyn, Didier Levallet/Gérard Marais/D.Pifarély, Label Bleu
- 1988, Insula Dulcamara, D.Pifarély, Nocturne
- 1992, Oblique, D.Pifarély, IDA 034
- 1993, Acoustic quartet, Louis Sclavis/D.Pifarély, ECM 1526
- 1996, Icis, D.Pifarély/C.Zingaro, In Situ 167
- 1997, Poros, D.Pifarély/François Couturier, ECM 1647
- 2005, Instants retrouvés, D.Levallet/G.Marais/D.Pifarély, L’Allan (tirage limité)
- 2008, Impromptu, D.Pifarély/F.Couturier/Dominique Visse, Poros éditions ACDP 001
- 2008, Dominique Pifarély Trio, D.Pifarély/Julien Padovani/Éric Groleau, Poros éditions ACDP 002
- 2008, Peur, D.Pifarély et François Bon, avec François Corneloup, E.Groleau et T.Balasse, Poros éditions ACDP 003
- 2009, Nommer chaque chose à part, D.Pifarély et l'ensemble Dédales, Poros éditions ACDP 004
- 2010, Prendre corps (récital Ghérasim Luca), D.Pifarély (violon) et Violaine Schwartz (voix), Poros éditions ACDP 005
avec Louis Sclavis :
- Danses et autres scènes (Louis Sclavis – Label Bleu)
- Dans la nuit (Louis Sclavis – Ecm)
- Les violences de Rameau (Louis Sclavis sextet – Ecm 1588)
- Rouge (Louis Sclavis quintet – Ecm 1458)
- Ellington on the air (Louis Sclavis sextet – Ida 032)
- Chamber music (Louis Sclavis septet – Label Bleu)
- Chine (Louis Sclavis quintet – Label Bleu)
avec Marc Ducret :
- Qui parle ? (Marc Ducret – Sketch)
- Tower, vol; 2 (Marc Ducret – Ayler records)
avec Michele Rabbia et Stefano Battaglia :
- Atem (Stefano Battaglia, Michelle Rabbia, Michel Godard, Vincent Courtois, Dominique Pifarély – Splash)
- Raccolto (Stefano Battaglia, Michelle Rabbia, Dominique Pifarély – Ecm 1933/34)
avec Tim Berne :
- Insomnia (Tim Berne, Baikida Carroll, Chris Speed, Dominique Pifarély, Erik Friedlander, Jim Black, Marc Ducret, Michael Formanek – Cleanfeed)
avec François Corneloup :
- Next (François Corneloup, Hope street)
avec Hugo Carvalhais :
- Particula (Hugo Carvalhais – Cleanfeed)
avec Didier Levallet :
- Paris-suite (Didier Levallet Super String System – Evidence)
- Eurydice (Didier Lavallet Swing String System – Evidence)
avec Vincent Courtois :
- Pleine lune (Vincent Courtois – Nocturne)
- The fitting room (Vincent Courtois, Marc Ducret, Dominique Pifarély – Enja)
avec Eddy Louiss :
- Sang mêlé (Eddy Louis – Nocturne)
- Multicolor feeling (Eddy Louiss Multicolor feeling – Nocturne)
avec Mike Westbrook :
- On Duke's birthday (Mike Westbrook Orchestra – Hat Hut)
- The Orchestra of Smith's Academy (Mike Westbrook Orchestra – Enja)
avec Denis Badault :
- En vacances, au soleil (La bande à Badault – Label Bleu)
avec Gérard Marais :
- Est (Gérard Marais – Hopi)
avec Andreas Willers :
- The ground music (Andreas Willers octet – Enja)
- Montauk (Andreas Willers – Between the lines)
avec le Celea-Couturier group :
- Black moon (Jean-Paul Celea, François Couturier, François Laizeau, Dominique Pifarély – Blue silver)
avec Rabih Abou Khalil :
- Yara (Rabih Abou Khalil, Nabil Khayat, Vincent Courtois, Dominique Pifarély – Enja)
avec Dominique Cravic :
- Cordes et lames (Dominique Cravic, Didier Roussin, Francis Varis, Yves Torchinsky and many others – Jazz in Paris HS vol.11)
avec Safi Boutella :
- Mejnoun (Safi Boutella – Indigo)