Dominique Pifarély

Dominique Pifarély modernized French jazz violin, merging extraordinary technical abilities with an inclusive notion of music-making. Blessed in Bègles in 1957, he started playing traditional violin at age group six and in 1977, received an initial Prize Conservatory level. When he got from the conservatory, bassist Didier Levallet asked him to become listed on the Golf swing Strings Program (Paris-Suite and Eurydice, Proof, 1978) and play within a trio with drummer Gerard Marais (Eowyin, 1981). He was shortly very in-demand being a direct jazz participant and performed with organist Eddy Louiss (Multicolor Sense, Nocturne), but was shortly in some from the even more adventurous groupings in Europe, as well, including Mike Westbrook’s music group (On Dukes’ Birthday, hatART) as well as the Vienna Artwork Orchestra. In 1985, Pifarély began to use reedist Louis Sclavis and in 1992, they produced the Sclavis/Pifarély Acoustic Quartet, offering guitarist Marc Ducret and bassist Bruno Chevillon, and documented for ECM. Pifarély can be prominently presented in Sclavis’ sextet and quintet, documenting with both for ECM. In 1988, he created his first record like a innovator, Insula Dulcamara (Nocturne). Like a innovator, Pifarély splits his time taken between his quintet — including pianist François Couturier and guitarist Marc Ducret — and some duo/trio conferences with music artists including Joachim Kühn, Daniel Humair, Vincent Courtois, Michel Godard, (The Installing Space, Enja), Stefano Battaglia (Triplicity, Splasc(h)), Rabih Abou Khalil (Yara, Enja), and Portuguese violinist Carlos Zingaro (Icis, In Situ). In his mature design, the traditional violin tradition as well as the golf swing lessons of Grappelli and Reinhardt match a contemporary Western sonic exploration; his specialized mastery and quick creativity allow him to go seamlessly between these worlds. Pifarély displays a distinct choice for the acoustic discussion of small organizations, where his playing could be exhilarating.