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Vincent Peirani
Jokers (Live at Bimhuis)

VÖ: 13.02.2025

Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Exklusive Sondereditionen, Live Alben, Live Jazz Erlebnis, Jazz aus Frankreich, Zeitgenössischer Jazz

€18.00*

ACT 9064-2, 614427906427

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Accordion innovator Vincent Peirani with a border-crossing trio between jazz and rock. CD exclusively at the ACT shop.

Vincent Peirani, accordion, accordina
Federico Casagrande, guitar
Ziv Ravitz, drums

Produced by Amélie Salembier & Vincent Peirani (Yes les Guy’zz)
Recorded live at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, on October 13th 2023
Mixed by Étienne Clauzel
Mastered by Chab at Chab Mastering Paris

The Art in Music: Cover art by Alice Thibault

Vincent Peirani, a pivotal figure in contemporary jazz, takes on the role of the Joker. Deriving inspiration from the jester — an archetype since medieval times — Peirani has put together a group of “wild cards”: Ziv Ravitz on drums and Federico Casagrande on guitar, musicians with a total readiness to throw themselves into any musical challenge. Not only do Jokers transcend genres as they blend jazz, rock and improvisation with disconcerting ease, each of them can also shapeshift as the music requires from a dazzling soloist into an ideally supportive ensemble player.

“Live at Bimhuis” is more than just an album; it's a plunge in Peirani's world of playfulness and derring-do. Every track is an adventure, a game of perspectives in which the accordion, often thought of as an instrument on the fringes, is revealed as a many-levelled threat. Peirani's music is both joyful and mischievous. He may give a sly smile to the spirit of the Joker, but he also delivers musical reflection of real depth.

Recorded in the intimacy and buzziness of Amsterdam's iconic Bimhuis, the album captures the very essence of great improvised music. It is as if every note that resounds gives cause to celebrate — the wonderful creativity and artistic freedom of this extraordinary trio.

Vincent Peirani

"What the Parisian from Nice extracts from the button accordion and the accordin has never been heard before. A rising star is playing here!" – Süddeutsche Zeitung French accordionist, singer, and composer Vincent Peirani was born on April 24, 1980, in Nice. He began playing the accordion, initially with classical music, at the age of eleven. Already in his teenage years, he won numerous international awards. At the age of 16, he discovered jazz and shortly thereafter started studying jazz in Paris. Initially, there was skepticism about his instrument, the accordion, and his classical background. However, he soon impressed with a fresh perspective on the instrument, made a name for himself in the French jazz scene, and quickly played with the cream of French jazz, including musicians like Michel Portal, Daniel Humair, Renaud Garcia Fons, Louis Sclavis, and Vincent Courtois. In parallel, he pursued various of his own projects, drawing from a wide range of genres, including jazz, chanson, world music, classical, and even heavy rock. Since 2011, Peirani has regularly played in the quartet of the Korean singer Youn Sun Nah, one of the most successful jazz artists in France in recent years. On this path, he also met Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius and, eventually, ACT label boss Siggi Loch. Peirani contributed to Ulf Wakenius's album "Vagabond", released in February 2012, and he has consistently amazed and delighted audiences with his live performances. In May 2013, Vincent Peirani released his first album as a leader, titled "Thrill Box" featuring a prominent lineup with pianist Michael Wollny, bassist Michel Benita, and saxophonists Michel Portal and Émile Parisien. The album reflects the richness of Peirani's musical influences and showcases him as an intelligent, sophisticated composer and a virtuosic, deeply musical instrumentalist and storyteller like never before.