Alexandre Furnelle

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Biography

Alexandre Furnelle, born in Congo where he lived until the age of 6, was attracted to music at a very young age. He made his debut on the electric bass and by the age of twenty had discovered jazz and double bass.

A self-taught musician, he continued his musical pursuits with an academic course in double bass and classical harmony, jazz harmony and double bass, singing lessons, rhythm training, training in early music, etc.

He is interested in sound as a raw material, which led him to study primitive instruments.

Since 1979, he has worked with musicians of all styles: jazz, song, music from Eastern countries, Oriental,...

Among them: gypsy guitarist Fapi Lafertin, jazzmen such as Peter Hertmans, Erwin Vann, Daniel Stokart, Jan de Haas, Barbara Wiernik, Ben Sluijs, Kristina Fuchs, Alexandre Cavaliere,... but also with less typical musicians such as Marie Sophie Talbot (between jazz and chanson), Cécile Broché (free improvisation, electro-acoustic music, jazz), and musicians of extra-European cultural origin such as Berber singer Khalid Izri, Oud player Moufadhel Adhoum, Moroccan singer Naziha Meftah, Palestinian musician Ramzi Aburedwan (viola, bouzouk), the Tarabella group (Mediterranean music), Stephane Wertz (fingerstyle),... ..

He is a member of various groups including O'Tchalaï (Eastern European music), and participates both as an instrumentalist and composer in various theatrical or storytelling shows including the show "Meparoles pas d'amour", ...

Along with Daniel Stokart, he formed the Kalaïdoscopes ensemble (strings and a saxe) which released a first CD that received extremely positive reviews.

He is also interested in early music and studies the viola da gamba.


Personal discography

  • "Le Chant des Sirènes" - A Furnelle 4tet (Mogno J013)
  • "Views of Xela" - A Furnelle Orchestra (Mogno J034)
  • "Sous les grands Arbres" - A Furnelle/P Hertmans Duo (Quetzal QZ135)
  • "AF New5" - Different Kinds of Blue RedboxTrib RB05
  • "Kaléïdoscopes" Redbox Trib RB06
  • Kaléïdoscopes Voyages Immobiles


Discover his music:

Apple Music : Alexandre Furnelle | Bandcamp : alexandre-furnelle | Deezer : Alexandre Furnelle | SoundCloud : alexandre-furnelle

www.alexandrefurnelle.com

Langue : French