Louis Sclavis


Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation and contemporary classical.

Life and career

He was born in Lyon, France. Sclavis played with the Henri Texier Quartet.
He has won numerous awards, including: the PRIX DJANGO REINHARDT “best French jazz musician” ; First Prize in the Barcelona Biennale ; the British Jazz award at the Midem for “Best Foreign Artist” ; the DJANGO D’OR “Best French jazz record of the year” ; and the GRAND PRIX SACEM 2009.
He was one of the first to combine jazz with French folk music, working most prominently with the hurdy-gurdy player Valentin Clastrier.
His latest album India is a direct reference to the title of his 1987 album Chine. The nine compositions of him have been recorded in Novembre 2024 by the new Louis Sclavis Quintet: Sarah Murcia on double bass, Benjamin Moussay on piano, Olivier Laisney on trumpet and Christophe Lavergne on drums.

Discography

  • Ad Augusta Per Argustia
  • Clarinettes
  • Chine
  • Chamber Music
  • Ellington on the Air
  • Rouge
  • Trio de Clarinettes: Live
  • Acoustic Quartet
  • Carnet de Routes
  • Ceux qui veillent la nuit
  • Danses et Autres Scenes
  • Les Violences de Rameau
  • Suite Africaine
  • L'Affrontement des Prétendants
  • Dans la Nuit
  • Napoli's Walls
  • Bow River Falls
  • Roman, ;
  • African Flashback
  • L'Imparfait des Langues
  • Lost on the Way
  • Eldorado Trio
  • Sources
  • Silk and Salt Melodies
  • Characters On A Wall
  • Les Cadances Du Monde
  • Langues Et Lueurs avec Jean-Paul Delore & Sebastien Boisseau
  • Unfolding Duo avec Benjamin Moussay
  • India avec Sarah Murcia, Benjamin Moussay, Olivier Laisney, Christophe Lavergne

    Filmography

  • 1999: It All Starts Today by Bertrand Tavernier
  • 2002: Un moment de bonheur by Antoine Santana
  • 2002: Dans la nuit by Charles Vanel
  • 2002: Vivre me tue by Jean-Pierre Sinapi
  • 2007: After Him by Gaël Morel
  • 2009: Plus tard tu comprendras by Amos Gitaï
  • 2009: Portraits-autoportraits by Gilles Porte
  • 2011: Roses à crédit by Amos Gitaï
  • 2015: La porte d'Anna by Patrick Dumont & François Hébrard
  • 2017: La consolation by Magaly Richard-Serrano
  • 2019: Nicolas Philibert, hasard et nécessité by Jean-Louis Comolli
  • 2022: The Sixth Child by Léopold Legrand
  • 2024: Shikun by Amos Gitaï