Unplugged | No |
Cover band | No |
Members | 1 |
Downloads |
Mar / 2015 | • | Meddy Gerville Quintet en concert | Saint Gilles | |||
May / 2014 | • | Tropical Storm Project | Etang Salé | |||
Oct / 2013 | • | L'Olympia | L'Olympia Paris, Paris, FR | |||
Oct / 2013 | • | OCT Jazz Festival | Shenzen | |||
Sep / 2013 | • | Shangaï International Jazz Festival | Shangaï | |||
May / 2013 | • | Ste Lucia Jazz Festival | Ste Lucia | |||
Dec / 2012 | • | Martinique Jazz Festival | Fort de France | |||
Oct / 2012 | • | DROM | Sky Room, New York, US | |||
Oct / 2012 | • | Blue Whale | Blue Whale Los Angeles, Los Angeles, US | |||
Sep / 2012 | • | Beijing Jazz Festival | Beijing | |||
Oct / 2011 | • | Kayenn Jazz Festival | Cayenne | |||
Nov / 2010 | • | French Festival Adelaïde | Adelaïde | |||
Jul / 2008 | • | Marciac Jazz Festival | Marciac |
Label / Release | Type | Year | |
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Meddy Gerville | |||
Sobat ek lamour | Album | 2003 | |
Jazz Oya | Album | 2000 | |
Reunion Island | Album | 1997 |
MEA/Run Management | |||
7ème Ciel | Album | 2011 | |
Fo kronm la vi | Album | 2008 |
MEA/Teddy Moutalica | |||
Jazz amwin | Album | 2006 | |
Ti pa ti pa n'alé | Album | 2006 |
He is an exotic gem that has yet to be savored sufficiently by music listeners especially world jazz lovers, yet he has been electrifying audiences the world over with his intricate and compelling synthesis of Jazz and Maloya, indigenous music of his native Reunion Island, since 1997. His music is characterized by the explosive rhythms of his native island played on various homegrown instruments including ‘rouler,’ ‘kayanm’ and ‘ravan’ drums, much of which help account for his astonishing originality. Meddy’s voice has been compared to Milton Nascimento and Al Jarreau, but these comparisons fail to capture the unique timbre and rhythmic intensity of his soulful and nuanced vocal approach. Likewise, Meddy Gerville’s extraordinary compositional, pianistic and improvisational prowess is peerless in its conception and execution…