Friday, May 7, 2021

Paris-based Jazz Pianist & Composer Benoît Delbecq

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Paris-based Jazz Pianist & Composer Benoît Delbecq .. We caught up with him in his home in Paris to talk about his latest 2021 CD The Weight of Light .. Another gem in his line of free jazz/improvisational compositions .. Since the early nineties, his works have received acclaim from legendary musicians such as Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, and Steve Coleman .. After taking a few years of classical piano lessons from the age of 6, at 16 he studied improvised music with free music pioneer Alan Silva who the founder of the Institute for Artistic and Cultural Perception in Paris. By the age of 19, he was already studying sound engineering and acoustics. His fascination and joy of music is one you should hear .. Enjoy his story .. 

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