OLIVIER LE GOAS
Residence at Villa Rohnannec'h - Saint-Brieuc (22) France.
I'm really looking forward to taking up a composition residency in May and June 2025 at Villa Rohannec'h Domaine Départementale des Côtes d'Armor. My Ensemble Pulse is my new project for septet. Following an initial residency at the espace An Dour Meur in Plestin-les-Grèves (22) in 2021, an initial repertoire of original compositions for septet was created. It was recorded in June 2024 at the Studio de la Seine, Paris. The album resulting from these sessions, Ensemble Pulse - Transe Front (The Chaining Loops), is due to be released in autumn 2025 on Rewind Records. For the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons (dates will be announced shortly) Pulse will play 2 programmes: The Chaining Loops plus a new programme to which I will devote myself during this residency. This writing period will be punctuated by small-scale concerts, which will take place at 8pm on the site, and during which fragments or passages from my work in progress will be performed: on 7 May 2025 with Médéric Collignon (voice and cornet) and Yoni Zelnik (double bass), and on 12 June with Vincent Mascart (tenor and soprano saxophones) and David Patrois (vibraphone).
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First announcement of the release of
Olivier Le Goas - Ensemble Pulse
Transe Front (The Chaining Loops) in autumn 2025 on Rewind Records. Date to be announced
In June 2024 at the Studio de la Seine - Paris, I brought together Frédéric Borey: saxophones Médéric Collignon: cornet vocals Gueorgui Kornazov: trombone Michael Felberbaum: guitar David Patrois: vibes Yoni Zelnik: double bass around 5 new compositions arranged for this very special team in an ensemble called Pulse.This led to the recording of my new album Trance Front (The Chaining Loops) scheduled for release on Rewind Records in autumn 2025.
Dates to be announced soon.
NEWS
New Album, 'Sunland',
already available
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Olivier Le Goas newest Album, 'Sunland'
The Album is be Available on CD And Digital Formats.
Order Sunland: https://challengerecords.com/products/17001337415571/sunland
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“Challenging music that is an adventure to listen to. I enjoyed the ride!”
Peter Erskine
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SUNLAND'S PRESS QUOTES
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From the very first note of the first piece, the music sounds like a wake-up call: full of verve and energy, bright and shimmering....
Bayerische Rundfunk Cd of the month, 19-3-2024
https://www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/news-kritik/olivier-le-goas-sunland-102.html
... not only proof that the jazz trio theme is never exhausted, but also that this is certainly one of the most exciting trios currently active. Grandiose! ...
Hören & Fühlen, 05-4-2024
https://www.hoeren-und-fuehlen.de/mein-hoertipp-olivier-le-goas-sunland/
The 12 original compositions drummer Olivier le Goas, bassist Lukas Traxel and pianist Kristjan Randalu present on Sunland prove that the cerebral and the dramatic can be natural companions...
DownBeat – June 2024
... Very multi-layered, very expressive, very dense in concept and at the same time endowed with a great deal of collective freedom, the result is absolutely captivating...
Musikansich, 05-5-2024
https://www.musikansich.de/review.php?id=25027
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Sunland selected by Jazz Media Chart - May 2024
Europejazz 05 - 2024
https://www.europejazz.net/europe-jazz-media-chart-may-2024
... This trio makes music with great verve and finesse in the twelve songs by le Goas, in which there is much to discover.
… French percussion veteran Olivier Le Goas serves up some pretty sophisticated piano trio jazz with his new trio ...
Nrwjazznet, 09-4-2024
https://nrwjazz.net/rezensionen/neues-aus-der-cd-welt-christoph-gieses-schnelldurchlauf-vol-52
... In the liner notes to "Sundance", le Goas talks about each song in a similarly lively way - he doesn't need to, because his music is catchy even without any explanations.
Jazzthing, 26-3-2024
The great strength of this album lies not only in the great compositions of the bandleader and his unconventional band leadership, but also in the interplay between all the musicians...
Jazzfun, 24-3-2024
https://www.jazz-fun.de/olivier-le-goas-sunland.html
... it's a fantastic album with extremely intriguing music ...
rootstime.be, 05 – 2024
https://www.rootstime.be/index.html?https://www.rootstime.be/cd_dvd_recensies.html
… We want to hear it again: “Good to be back (Vivaldi.21)”.
Fono Forum 6 – 24
... Jazz Bonus - Open Jazz
France Musique
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/jazz-bonus-olivier-le-goas-sunland-9509073​
“Challenging music that is an adventure to listen to. I enjoyed the ride!”
Peter Erskine
TWO SUNLAND'S RECORDING SESSION VIDEOS
broadcast of the concert Olivier Le Goas & Reciprocity of the Elbjazz Festival 2022.
Click below to listen the broadcast
'GREEN SONG' by OLIVIER LE GOAS & RECIPROCITY feat. Nir FELDER, John ESCREET, and Chris TORDINI - Live at JAZZ CLUB UNTERFAHRT MUNICH DE -
'SURVIVOR SONG' by OLIVIER LE GOAS & RECIPROCITY feat. Nir FELDER, John ESCREET, and Chris TORDINI - Live at JAZZ CLUB UNTERFAHRT MUNICH DE -
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OLIVIER LE GOAS & RECIPROCITY EUROPEAN TOUR feat. NIR FELDER
"A skilled drummer with a strong command of polyrhythms and complex meters, Olivier Le Goas is also an accomplished composer with a gift for pleasing harmonies and memorable melodies. The veteran French bandleader showcased his abundant gifts on 2016’s acclaimed album Reciprocity, which was hailed in a 4-1/2 star Downbeat review for its “appealing sound that has one foot in chamber-like formalism while also exploring heightened realms of improvisation”. Le Goas’ follow-up, his sixth as a leader, stakes out similarly agreeable and dynamic musical territory; the kind that was favorably compared to the Pat Metheny Unity Group on his last outing. Returning from Reciprocity is rising star American guitarist Nir Felder, whose warm tone and fluid lines are a key component here alongside John Escreet’s cascading piano work, Larry Grenadier’s resounding bass lines and Le Goas’ irrepressible presence behind the kit.
Together they navigate the twisting terrain of the drummer-bandleader’s fully-realized compositions with sensitivity and aplomb, with a couple of knowing winks to Metheny along the way."
Olivier Le GOAS has announced concerts in Europe to accompany the release of ON RAMP OF HEAVEN DREAMS Tour May - June
Olivier is happy to announce that he has been selected among 50 other artists to be presented by JazzDay Germany during its 2021 edition.
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4.30.2021
SONGS STORY
"The recording with Olivier Legoas, presents music of a highly personal nature.
Using early music for improvisation was something i would have not have thought of.
It's too bad i did'nt think of it, as it's a great idea!
Playing in this intimate quartet with Olivier, Drew Gress, and Ralph Alessi, was Big Fun.
I've always wanted to play in a quartet with trumpet,bass, and drums, so this was a great opportunity for me.The music reminds me in some ways of the Art Farmer Quartet with Jim Hall, which as a young musician in the 1960's, was my favorite band, and had a big influnence on my own way of playing.
I hope that everyone has as much pleasure listening to this recording as i had in doing it!"
John Abercrombie, 09/12/2006 New York, USA.
Olivier talks about two pieces inspired by Renaissance music and which were at the origin of the recording session of GRAVITATIONS his first album as leader feat. John Abercrombie. You can find out more by clicking on the link below.
OLIVIER LE GOAS & RECIPROCITY ON RAMP OF HEAVEN DREAMS ALREADY AVAILABLE
Buy the Album:
"REALIZE"
