Didier Lockwood
Didier Lockwood (born 11 February 1956, Calais) is a French jazz violinist. He played in the progressive rock/jazz fusion band Magma in the 1970s and is known for his use of electric amplification and experimentation on different sounds on the electric violin.[1][2][3]
In 1979, he released his first album as a leader, New World,[4] and has recorded more than 20 albums of his own since then.[5]
Lockwood's influences include fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. He took up the electric violin after hearing Ponty play on the album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa.[1] Another important influence was fellow Frenchman Stéphane Grappelli. In 2000, Lockwood recorded a tribute album to Grappelli.[6]
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[edit] Selected discography
[edit] Collaborations
- with Magma
- Theatre Du Taur Concert, 1975
- Live/Hhaï (1975)
- Concert 1976 Opéra de Reims (Akt IX, released 1996)[7]
- Inédits (1977)
- Retrospektiw (Parts I+II) (1981, rec. 1980)
- Retrospektiw (Part III) (1981, rec. 1980)
- Downwind (1979, rec. 1978)
- with ZAO
[edit] Gallery
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Didier Lockwood in concert (1992)
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Didier Lockwood in concert, International Jazz Festival Prague, Lucerna Hall, 1984
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Didier Lockwood at All About Jazz". http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=8831. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "Didier Lockwood". Europejazz.net. http://www.europejazz.net/mus/lockwood.htm. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Haigh, Chris. "Jazz violin". Fiddlingaroundtheworld.co.uk. http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/jazz/index.html. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ New World review at Allmusic
- ^ Discography at Allmusic
- ^ Knudsen, Benji. "Jazz and the French Violinist: Stephane Grappelli and Didier Lockwood". The Vermont Review. http://vermontreview.tripod.com/Jazz/violin.htm. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Concert 1976 Opéra de Reims at Discogs
- ^ Didier Lockwood > Credits at Allmusic
- ^ ZAO: Live! review at Allmusic
[edit] External links
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