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Arnaud Dolmen
Originally from Guadeloupe, he studied drum ka from the age of five, then drums at Atelier Marcel Lollia, under the direction of Georges Troupé. As a teenager, his talent was revealed in the Kimbòl Youth Orchestra. As young musician, he collaborates with different artists, in various musical style. Close to his majority in 2003, the Guadeloupe drummer flew to Toulouse to continue his music studies at the Dante Agostini drum school.
Freshly graduated, he began his professional career on the national and international scene alongside Caribbean groups such as Soft, Franck Nicolas or Dédé Saint-Prix. Between 2006 and 2015, he was the co-leader of several remarkable bands : Zetliyo, FDH Trio and Nonoexperiment.
He has performed around the world alongside Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Bojan Z, Olivier Ker Ourio, Alfredo Rodriguez, Mario Canonge, Naïssam Jalal, Laurent de Wilde, David Linx, Samy Thiébault, Jonathan Jurion and many more. To date, he has already recorded more than 80 albums.
Meanwhile, he passes on his knowledge during masterclasses and private lessons. He also composed the music for two documentaries: "Une Histoire à Soi" by Amandine Gay (released in June 2021), "Camarade Jean" by Franck Salin (released in October 2020). Arnaud appears in the Netflix series, The Eddy. He participated in “Jazz(s) à la Philharmonie”, an original film on French jazz by Mathieu Moon Saura and Priscilla Telmon, aired on ARTE Concert in June 2021. Arnaud signs the music for Franck Salin's play, Zantray, released in October 2021.
Based in Paris, the artist continues to surprise with his unique style and skills as a composer. After a long period of observation and introspection, Arnaud Dolmen returns with a second album, Adjusting, which questions our interconnection, our human experience in a world as beautiful as noisy…
Awards
His accolades include "Revelation of the Year" by Jazz Magazine, "Artist to Watch" by Jazzwise Magazine, "One of the 5 best drummers of 2021" by Jazz Magazine & Jazz News.
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Arnaud Dolmen: A Tale Of The Guadeloupean Drum
by Ngwako Malakalaka
Exploration led us here, We travel sonically to France by the way of Guadeloupe and met Arnaud Dolmen who is a drummer, composer, producer and one of the most acclaimed artists on the jazz scene.His distinctions include Revelation at the Victoires du Jazz, finalist of the Django Reinhardt Prize 2023, “French musician of the year," “Top 3 best drummers of the year" by Jazz Magazine and Jazz News.Arnaud Dolmen is taking the rhythms and musical traditions of ...
Continue ReadingArnaud Dolmen, Leonardo Montana: Zouky Monky
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy the electrifying duo of drummer Arnaud Dolmen and pianist Leonardo Montana, two musicians based in jny: Paris whose collaboration reflects their Creole and Brazilian roots, as well their focus on playing jazz that is both fully modern and well connected to its roots. The tune is entitled “Zouky Monky," and the tribute is clear, both in the title (Monk-meets-Zouk music) and in how Dolmen and Montana play around quite a bit with Thelonious Monk's “Evidence." “Zouky Monky" ...
Continue ReadingArnaud Dolmen, Leonardo Montana, Arve Henriksen, Harmen Fraanje & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
With this playlist we focus on deep listening as a mindset for musicians who wish to achieve successful recording sessions, through a number of albums of seamless interplay. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Arnaud Dolmen, Leonardo Montana “Zouky Monky" LeNo (Quai Son) 0:16 Host talks 6:08 Miguel Zenón, Dan Tepfer “I Know" Internal Melodies (Main Door) 7:15 Host talks 12:45 Gui Duvignau “One at a time" ...
Continue ReadingJacques Schwarz-Bart: Sone Ka-la 2: Odyssey
by Dan McClenaghan
The French-Jewish-Guadeloupean saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart--a background and name like that has world music written all over it--presented his Sone Ka-La (Emarcy) in 2007, after stints with D'Angelo's Voodoo touring band, Roy Hargrove's Crisol and Rh Factor, Erykah Badu, Meshell Ndegeocello, all influences that helped him craft a hybridization of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and melodies inspired by Gwoka traditions of his native island of Guadeloupe. Gwoka is a music born on the western Atlantic Island in response, in part, to the miseries ...
Continue ReadingNaïssam Jalal: Un autre monde
by Henning Bolte
Some may see the flute as an odd one out in jazz. For France that certainly does not apply. France has Michel Edelin from the older generation and, for example, Magic Malik, Eve Risser, Sylvaine Hélary and Naïssam Jalal from the younger. A flautist needs good sonic allies to embed flute sounds in and/or a strong groove to fly on. Naïssam Jalal, the Franco-Syrian flautist, has both to a high degree as part of her greater talents as ...
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