Didier Squiban (born 23 September 1959 in Ploudalmézeau (Finistère)) is a French pianist and composer.
His musical work is a combination of traditional Breton music, jazz improvisation and classical romanticism and has added the piano to the repertoire of modern Breton music.
He has been influenced by Duke Ellington, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Parker and Bill Evans as well as Debussy, Stravinsky, Erik Satie, Darius Milhaud, Schönberg and Glenn Gould. In 1993, he worked as the accompanying pianist for the Breton singer Yann-Fañch Kemener in the acclaimed live show Héritage des Celtes (The Heritage of the Celts) and thereby got closer in touch with the music of his home region Brittany. In 1997, on the island of his ancestors, Molène, he recorded his first Breton solo piano album: "Molène".
Discography
editSolo piano
edit- Molène Saison II (2013)
- Tournée des chapelles 2004 (2005)
- Ballades (2003)
- Trilogie pour piano (2001)
- Rozbras (2001)
- Porz Gwenn (1999)
- Molène (1997)
- Concert Lorient (recorded at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient) (2000)
With band
edit- Bangor - Formation Sirius (L'orchestre de Jazz de Bretagne) (1995)
- Jazz à Vauban (1994)
- Tendances (1990)
- La Plage (2006)
With orchestra
edit- Symphonie Iroise (2004)
- Symphonie Bretagne (2000)
Cooperations
edit- Manu Lann Huel chante Léo Ferré - Lann Huel/Squiban/Trévarin (2003)
- Kimiad - Kemener/Squiban (2000)
- Île-Exil - Kemener/Squiban (1996)
- Penn-Ar-Bed/Brest 96 - Didier Squiban & An Tour Tan (1996)
- Karnag "Pierre Lumière"(1996)
- Enez Eusa - Kemener/Squiban (1995)
- Héritage des Celtes en concert - Dan Ar Braz (1995)
- Live - Didier Squiban & An Tour Tan (1997)
References
editExternal links
edit- website about Didier Squiban Archived 2006-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (French)
- L'OZ record label Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine