Sylvie Courvoisier
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| Sylvie Courvoisier | |
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 Courvoisier in Le Triton, Les Lilas (2007) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 30, 1968 |
| Origin | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Occupations | Composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Enja, Intakt, Tzadik, ECM |
| Associated acts | Mark Feldman, Mephista, John Zorn |
| Website | www.sylviecourvoisier.com |
Sylvie Courvoisier (born November 30, 1968 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is a Swiss composer and pianist.
Courvoisier was born and raised in Switzerland. In 1998, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she currently resides. She co-leads the Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman Quartet and leads her own quintet, Lonelyville, and the Trio Abaton. She is a member of Mephista, an improvising trio with Ikue Mori and Susie Ibarra; Herb Robertson Quintet, with Tim Berne, Tom Rainey and Mark Dresser; Vincent Courtois Trio, along with Ellery Eskelin; and John Zorn’s Cobra. Since 1997, she also performs regularly in duo with violinist Mark Feldman (her husband).
Selected discography
- Hotel du Nord - Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet (Intakt, 2011)
- Oblivia - with Mark Feldman (Tzadik, 2010)
- To Fly to Steal - Sylvie Courvoisier-Mark Feldman Quartet (Intakt 2010)
- As Soon as Possible - Courtois, Courvoisier & Eskelin ( Cam Jazz 2008)
- Every So Often - Ellery Eskelin & Sylvie Courvoisier ( Prime Source 2008)
- Signs and Epigrams (Tzadik, 2007)
- Lonleyville- Sylvie Courvoisier 5tet Ikue Mori, Mark Feldman, Vincent Courtois, Gerald Cleaver) (Intakt 2007)
- Abaton – with Feldman, Erik Friedlander (ECM, 2003)
- Deux Pianos- Sylvie Courvoisier , Jacques Demierre (Intakt, 2000)
- Y2K - Sylvie Courvoisier Ocre with Michel Godard and Pierre Charial (Enja Records, 2000)
- Music for Violin and Piano - Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Feldman (Avant, 1999)
- Music for Barrel Organ, Piano, Tuba, Bass and Percussion - Sylvie Courvoisier Ocre (Enja, 1997)
With Mephista (Courvoisier, Ikue Mori and Susie Ibarra)
- Black Narcissus (Tzadik, 2002)
- Entomological Reflections (Tzadik, 2004)
With Erik Friedlander
- 50 Miniatures for Improvising Quintet (Skipstone, 2010)
With John Zorn
- Masada Recital (Tzadik, 2004)
- Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3 (Tzadik, 2006)
- Femina (Tzadik, 2009)
- Dictée/Liber Novus (Tzadik, 2010)
External links
Literature
- Rosset, Dominique: Au carrefour des mondes. La compositrice et pianiste lausannoise Sylvie Courvoisier. Zurich 2005.
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