Moncef Genoud and Bob Berg - Interviews and performances

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Moncef Genoud and Bob Berg - Interviews and performances

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Lifted from the Dinemec Jazz archives for your viewing pleasure. Interviews and live concert footage leading up to Moncef Genoud's album with Bob Berg 'The Meeting', originally released in 1999. www.dinemecrecords.com BIO: Born in 1961 in Tunis, Tunisia, Moncef was blind at birth. Flown to Switzerland to receive treatment on his eyes at the age of 2, he was adopted by a Swiss family shortly after. At 6 he began to take piano lessons, strongly encouraged by his adoptive father, a big Jazz fan. Blessed with a remarkable auditory memory that allowed him to learn and replicate any piece by ear, Moncef started to develop his own style. In 1987 he obtained a music teachers degree from the Conservatory in Geneva, where he still teaches Jazz improvisation today. A professional musician since 1983, Moncef quickly asserted himself as one of Switzerlands leading Jazz artists, thanks in part to the body of work he assembled with his Trio. In the course of his career he has played with the likes of Bob Berg, Alvin Queen, Reggie Johnson, Harold Danko, John Stubblefield, Joe LaBarbera, Michael Brecker, Larry Grenadier, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Stewart, Idris Muhammad, James Cammack, Jack DeJohnette, Tom Warrington, Scott Colley, Sangoma Everett and Billy Brooks, among many others. The 1990s saw him tour all of Europe as well as India, Australia, Africa, Japan, the United States and Canada as a headliner. In 1994 he delighted the audience at the Vancouver and Montreal Jazz Festivals with brilliant performances. The following year he performed in Africa, where he and Youssou NDour became close friends. The two have since then played together on numerous occasions, developing a new African-Jazz sound, and were the main protagonists in the acclaimed 2006 documentary entitled Return to Gorée (CAB Productions). The project follows several musicians as they travel the route of West-African slaves from Senegal to the United States, while revisiting the musical evolution from Negro spirituals to Gospel to Jazz along the way. In 1997 Moncef was selected to officially represent the Montreux Jazz Festival in New York, Detroit and Atlanta. Since then Moncef has continued to grow and build his own catalogue, recording with formations ranging from the duet to the sextet, to even the symphonic orchestra. He lists Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau as his influences, and is undoubtedly on his way to join some of these illustrious names as one of the major Jazz pianists of this generation. Marketing Info: The Moncef Genoud Trio consists of 3 musicians; Moncef Genoud, Christophe Chambet and Thierry Hochstatter - taking standards, as well as their own compositions, towards new horizons. This album contains very strong original compositions & standards, featuring Jazz legend, Bob Berg, known for his collaboration with Miles Davis brings an incredible new dimension to the trio's already established "foot print". On top of the classic track list, this CD also contains a QuickTime Video clip with excerpts from the recording session and an interview with Moncef Genoud talking about his work with Bob Berg. Originally released in 2000, this timeless album is given a second and long overdue opportunity to touch a new audience as it is now available on all major digital download platforms.

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DinemecRecords

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Moncef Genoud, Bob Berg, Dinemec Records, Dinemec Studios, Christophe Chambet, Thierry Hochsätter, Dinemec Jazz, The Meeting, Moncef Genoud Trio, Jazz, Paul Sutin, jazz pianist, Jazz Trio, Saxophone, Piano, bass, drums, percussion,