Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927 in Algiers, Algeria) isa French jazz pianist and composer, who is probably mostwidely known for the music he wrote for Jean-Luc Godard'sdebut feature film À bout de ...

Chicago sax-improviser Lee Konitz and the great French pianist Martial Solal were a regular duo partnership in the 1980s, and this live set catches them in Europe in 1983, on a programme featuring ...

The Algeria-born French pianist combines serious improvising with a playful attitude on his solo recital album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Solal pulls listeners along "like a great storyteller." This ...

At 83, Martial Solal is still one of the finest (and weirdest) jazz pianists to be seen anywhere. But, being based in France, he's just not seen... Martial Solal Duo: Live At The Village Vanguard ...

French pianist Martial Solal at his home near Paris. The 83-year-old is playing at the 2010 London Jazz Festival Credit: Photo: Heathcliff O'Malley “The thing about old people is they get lazy. And ...

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French jazz pianist who loved to improvise and wrote the score for Jean-Luc Godard’s film A Bout de Souffle A squint through the metal fence around Martial Solal’s tree-shrouded villa, in Chatou, the ...

The music you play alone is quite different than what you play with a rhythm section because you have to tell the whole story yourself. Nobody is there to help you or to disturb you. Lorraine Gordon ...

At 83, Martial Solal is still one of the finest jazz pianists to be seen anywhere. Here's a man — then, as now, a legitimate virtuoso — who made recordings with all-time legends like Django Reinhardt ...

French pianist Martial Solal talks to Alyn Shipton about his long recording career and the Martial Solal International Piano Competition that takes place in Paris. Show more Martial Solal is one of ...

Where has French pianist Martial Solal been all of these years? Plenty of listeners asked that question as the 75-year-old taught old standards some different new tricks at the Jazz Bakery. He has ...