Marc Ducret
Marc Ducret (born 19 August 1957) is a French avant-garde jazz guitarist who frequently collaborates with saxophonist Tim Berne. Ducret's guitar style is idiosyncratic, having been called "highly original and very expressive," but also "Metheny-like."
Marc Ducret
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- Name
- Marc Ducret
- Born
- 19 August 1957
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- French
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Marc Ducret (born 19 August 1957) is a French avant-garde jazz guitarist who frequently collaborates with saxophonist Tim Berne. Ducret's guitar style is idiosyncratic, having been called "highly original and very expressive," but also "Metheny-like."
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• Name — Marc Ducret • Born — 19 August 1957 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Genre — Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1987–present • Label — Label Bleu, Winter & Winter • Associated Acts — Tim Berne, Big Satan • Website — www.marcducret.com • Illustration — Marc Ducret (2016) in Aarhus, Denmark
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• La théorie du pilier (Label Bleu, 1987) • Le Kodo (Label Bleu, 1989) • Gris (Label Bleu, 1990) • News from the Front (JMT, 1991) • Détail (Winter & Winter, 1997) • Un Certain Malaise (Screwgun, 1998) • L'ombra di Verdi (Screwgun, 1999) • Qui parle? (Sketch, 2003) • Trio Live (2006) • Trio Live No. 2 (2006) • Le sens de la marche (Illusions, 2009) • Tower, vol. 1 (Ayler, 2011) • Tower, vol. 2 (Ayler, 2011) • Tower, vol. 4 (Ayler, 2012) • Tower, vol. 3 (Ayler, 2013) • Tower-Bridge (Ayler, 2014) • Metatonal (Ayler, 2015) • Lady M (Illusions, 2019) • Palm Sweat (Screwgun/Out Of Your Head, 2023) • Ici (Ayler, 2023) With Tim Berne • Pace Yourself (JMT, 1991) • Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) (JMT, 1993) • Nice View (JMT, 1994) • Lowlife: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995) • Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995) • Memory Select: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995) • Big Satan (Winter & Winter, 1997) • Open, Coma (Screwgun, 2001) • Science Friction (Screwgun, 2002) • The Sevens (New World, 2002) • The Sublime And (Thirsty Ear, 2003) • Souls Saved Hear (Thirsty Ear, 2004) • Livein Cognito (Screwgun, 2007) • Seconds (Screwgun, 2007) • Insomnia (Clean Feed, 2011) • The Fantastic Mrs. 10 (Intakt, 2020) • Science Friction +size (Screwgun, 2020) • Adobe Probe (Screwgun, 2020) • 5 (Screwgun, 2021) • No Tamales On Wednesday (Screwgun, 2024) With Samuel Blaser • As the Sea (Hathut, 2012) • Boundless (Hathut, 2011) • Taktlos Zürich 2017 (Hathut, 2018) • Audio Rebel (Blaser Music, 2020) • ABC Vol. 1 (Blaser Music, 2020) • ABC Vol. 2 (Blaser Music, 2020) • Moods (Blaser Music, 2020) • Voyageurs (Jazzdor Series, 2021) With Hank Roberts • Green (Winter & Winter, 2008) With Liūtas Mockūnas • Silent Vociferation (NoBusiness, 2009)
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- 1.Interview de marc Ducret sur le site du label Screwgun
- 2.Ouvrage collectif, ONJazz, 2007, Éditions Créaphis, p. 13
- 3.Stéphane Ollivier, "Marc Ducret (re) tour sur le pont", JazzMan, n° 643, novembre 2012, pp. 38-42
- 4.Coup de coeur Jazz et Blues 2019. Académie Charles-Cros.
- 5.Coup de coeur Jazz et Blues 2020. Académie Charles-Cros.
- 6.Gris, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 7.News from the Front, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 8.Un Certain Malaise, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 9.L'Ombra di Verdi, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 10.Qui Parle ?, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 11.Trio Live #1, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 12.Trio Live #2, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 13.TRIO PACK - Scores & Music, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 14.Le Sens de la Marche en Concert, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 15.Trio Live at Stadtgarten, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 16.Tower, vol.1, by Marc Ducret. Ayler Records.
- 17.Tower, vol.2, by Marc Ducret. Ayler Records.
- 18.Tower, vol.4, by Marc Ducret. Ayler Records.
- 19.Tower, vol.3, by Marc Ducret. Ayler Records.
- 20.TOWER PACK - Scores & Music, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 21.Métatonal, by Marc Ducret Trio+3. Ayler Records.
- 22.METATONAL PACK - Scores & Music, by Marc Ducret. Marc Ducret.
- 23.Lady M, by Marc Ducret. Ayler Records.
- 24.Ayler Records - all sorts of jazz, improv or else - hot off the press. ayler.com.
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