Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including jazz and free jazz.Life and career
Sclavis played with the Henri Texier Quartet.
He has won numerous awards, including: the PRIX DJANGO REINHARDT “best French jazz musician” ; First Prize in the Barcelona Biennale ; the British Jazz award at the Midem for “Best Foreign Artist” ; the DJANGO D’OR “Best French jazz record of the year” ; and the GRAND PRIX SACEM 2009.
He was one of the first to combine jazz with French folk music, working most prominently with the hurdy-gurdy player Valentin Clastrier.Discography
- Ad Augusta Per Argustia
- Clarinettes
- Chine
- Chamber Music
- Ellington on the Air
- Rouge
- Trio de Clarinettes: Live
- Acoustic Quartet
- Carnet de Routes
- Ceux qui veillent la nuit
- Danses et Autres Scenes
- Les Violences de Rameau
- Suite Africaine
- L'Affrontement des Prétendants
- Dans la Nuit
- Napoli's Walls
- Bow River Falls
- Roman, ;
- African Flashback
- L'Imparfait des Langues
- Lost on the Way
- Eldorado Trio
- Sources
- Silk and Salt Melodies
- Characters On A Wall
Filmography
- 1999: Ça commence aujourd'hui by Bertrand Tavernier
- 2002: Un moment de bonheur by Antoine Santana
- 2002: Dans la nuit by Charles Vanel
- 2002: Vivre me tue by Jean-Pierre Sinapi
- 2007: Après lui by Gaël Morel
- 2009: Plus tard tu comprendras by Amos Gitaï
- 2009: by Gilles Porte
- 2011: Roses à crédit by Amos Gitaï
