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Born in 1970, Julien Lourau attentively listened to contemporary currents. Like a whole generation which grew up listening to fusion bands of the ‘70’s and the ‘80’s, the saxophonist naturally evolved in mixed sounds of his time. His first experiences alongside Noël Akchoté and the Bosnian pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic in Trash Corporation actually reflect a creative ardour, a refusal of dogmas. We may find in it free influences, Ornette Coleman’s harmolody, a rock energy and a lot of freedom.
In 1992, Julien Lourau wins the first soloist prize in La Défense. He then sets up his Groove Gang, in which we find again Daniel Casimir (trombone), Nicolas Genest (trumpet), Daniel Garcia-Bruno (drums), Jules Bikoko Bi N’jami (bass)…The combo funk achieves a first explosive album. Groove Gang (1995) chooses to play an organic, wordly music, always swift to unite winds coming from different horizons around a strong beat.
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