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Lionel Loueke
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 Born
in Benin, a small country of West Africa, Lionel Loueke first picked up percussion
instruments before choosing guitar at the age of 17.
In 1990, he moved to Ivory Coast for
a general musical training in the "National Institute of Art" which lasted four
years. Listening to eminent jazz musicians like Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass,
George Benson, he knew that he needed to improve his playing. The next step
would be to enroll in a renowned jazz school.
In 1994, he was accepted at the "American
School of Modern Music" in Paris (France) where he got his Diploma in
1998.
 The
dream was coming true. In 1999, he was awarded
a scholarship to "Berklee College of Music" in Boston, Massachusetts. He quickly
graduated in 2000 majoring in performance.
In 2001, he auditioned for the Thelonious
Monk Institute of Jazz, and was selected in a worldwide search by a panel of
judges including jazz legends
Herbie Hancock,
Terence Blanchard
and
Wayne Shorter. He studied on this full scholarship at the Thelonious
Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the University of Southern California,
Los Angeles.
In 2002, Lionel became part of
Terence Blanchard's
band. Soon after, the band released a CD titled "Bounce"
under the label
Blue Note.
He moved to New York after finishing the Monk program. When not on tour,
he is active on the New York jazz scene playing with Richard Bona, Jeff
Tain, Jeff Ballard... He also recorded with
Charlie Haden and
Herbie Hancock.
Lionel studied with: Mick Goodrick, John Damiam, George
Garzone, Russell Ferante, Joe Diorio, Carl Allen,
Terence Blanchard,
Dave Holland,
Kenny Barron,
Steve Turre,
John Scofield,
Louis Nash,
Herbie Hancock,
Wayne Shorter...
Awards:
First place winner of the 2002 Fish Middleton
Jazz Scholarship (FMJS) competition, 11th annual East Coast Jazz festival in Rockville,
Maryland (February 2002)
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Los Angeles, California (April
2001)
 Special
citation for outstanding musicianship at the 27th annual IAJE international conference,
New Orleans, Louisiana (January 2000)
Dave Holland
Award in recognition of outstanding musicianship (March
2000)
Endorsments:
Lionel plays Yamaha and Godin guitars.
Discography:
Lionel Loueke - In A Trance. (Ind., U.S.),
2005.
Lionel Loueke - In A Trance. (Space Time,
France.), 2005.
Gilfema - Gilfema. (Obliqsound),
2005.
As a Sideman:
Walter Smith III - Casually Introducing. (Fresh Sound),
2006.
Highr Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert (Blue Note),
2005.
Gretchen Parlato.
Gretchen Parlato. (Ind.),
2005.
More Or Less Jazz Two. (The Wave),
2005.
Herbie Hancock. Possibilities. (Vector
Recordings), 2005.
Terence Blanchard.
Flow. (Blue Note),
2005.
Charlie Haden. Land of the Sun.
(Verve), 2004.
Terence Blanchard.
Bounce. (Blue Note),
2003.
Rhian Benson. Gold Coast. (Universal),
2003.
 Bill
Gordon. Out The Box. (The Orchard),
2001.
Contacts and Information:
J. Chriss & Co.
300 Mercer St., Suite 3J
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 353-0855
Fax: (212) 353-0094
Email: info@jchriss.com
For Europe:
Xavier Felgeyrolles
90, Cours de Vincennes, 75 012 Paris, France
tel : 33(0) 144 75 59 38
fax :33(0) 144 67 79 36
e-mail : bluegeo@bluegeo.com
web: http://www.lionelloueke.com
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Last Modified Date: 16/12/2006
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