Swiss
jazz pianist and composer Claude Diallo returns to the Philippines
for a series of performances in line with the 2015 Philippine International Jazz Festival. For this year, he will
perform both solo and with his trio, Claude Diallo Situation.
Claude
kicks off his solo performance with a free solo piano concert at the Rizal Park
Open Auditorium on February 21, 2015 ,
6:30 PM. The show will also feature Raoul and the Wild Tortillas as the opening
number. He will be among the performers at the Pianofest on February 25,
2015 , 7:00 PM at Manila
Pianos in Makati .
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| Jazz pianist and composer Claude Diallo |
The
Claude Diallo Situation hops over to Bacolod
City February 20, 2015 , 6:00 PM at the L Fisher Hotel. Then it’s off to
performances in Metro Manila on February 24, 2015, 6:00 PM 12 Monkeys Music
Hall & Pub in Makati, February 27, 2015, 6:00 PM at the Shangri-la Plaza Mall,
and finally on February 28, 2015, 7:00 PM at the Solaire Eclipse, Solaire
Resorts & Casino.
Claude Diallo, who is born of a Swiss mother and a French father, was destined to
become a musician, as both parents played violin in the symphony orchestra.
Inspired by Oscar Peterson’s fiery music, the young pianist was turned on to
his true love-Jazz. Claude Diallo`s many accolades include: finalist in 2009 at
the Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition and the 2008 and 2011
recipient of the Cultural Achievement Award from his hometown of St. Gallen.
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| Claude Diallo Situation Pianist Claude Diallo, drummer Massimo Buonanno, and bassist Laurent Salzard |
Claude
Diallo Situation is composed of pianist Claude Diallo, bassist Laurent Salzard,
and drummer Massimo Buonanno. They’ve released their first CD Traveling with Music back
in 2008 and since then have produced four more records and a DVD. The trio has
toured successfully in Switzerland
and throughout Europe , as well as in Asian countries
like Japan , China ,
Hong Kong , Malaysia Singapore and Taiwan .
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| Claude Diallo during his jazz workshop with the FEU Drum and Bugle Corps |
I’ve
had the opportunity to meet Claude during his trip here for the 2014 Philippine International Jazz Festival
when he conducted a jazz workshop for the members of the FEU Drum and Bugle
Corps. He was able to provide the kids who took part in it a good starting
point, which is the blues, to the world of jazz. The FEU DBC’s repertoire
consists of traditional marches and arrangements of popular/film music and with
a lone exception, none of them have tried improvising with their instruments
before. The students may never have the opportunity to play jazz while on the
field, but they were able to expand their music horizons with their workshop
with Claude.
Too
bad, my schedule back then didn’t permit me to watch any of Claude’s
performances. Thankfully, he is back in the country this year (along with his
group this time) and there are more chances for me to catch his performances.
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| Claude Diallo and the FEU DBC |
Schedule
of Claude Diallo's solo performances:
Manila
Pianos
2/F
CW Wine Depot
Schedule
of Claude Diallo Situation performances:
La
Proa Ballroom, L Fisher Hotel
12
Monkeys Music Hall & Pub
Shangri-la
Plaza Mall
Solaire
Eclipse
Solaire Resorts & Casino
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