bio
Photo: a travers le miroir
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Or Solomon is a Tel-Aviv born Israeli/French pianist, composer and improviser. His life-long musical research has led him to develop an original approach to the piano as a sound generator, drawing his inspiration from all interrelated dynamics often resulting in abstract expressionist forms.
Solomon was classically trained by Prof. Victor Dereviankô until the age of 17 and began improvising in response to paintings as early as 13 years old. His need for free expression compelled him to pursue broader genres. In 1993, at the age of 22, he moved to France to discover all the musical possibilities in the great scene that thrived in Paris of the 90s. He discovered African traditional music which introduced the concept of music as a language to him, and was immersed in a multicultural experience practicing free jazz, pop, rock, Black American and French music, which led him to new creative pathways.
His interpretative skill and recognition as a piano virtuoso is a mirror of the unusual trajectory of his career and the diversity of his artistic collaborations with numerous French and international artists. From 2000-2006 Or joined Magic Malik Orchestra, one of the most coveted French new progressive jazz quintets, led by flutist Malik Mezzadri, where Solomon pioneered an original set up using pick-ups, effect pedals and amplifiers, widely contributing to the original sound signature of the Orchestra.
Or Solomon collaborated with Sébastien Martel, Tony Allen, Franz Clochard - Mécanique Vivante, Médéric Collignon, David Linx, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Brice Wassi, La Kumpania Zelwer, Camara “Camus” Adama, Abdullah Miniawy, Hilaire Penda, Vic Moan, François Jeanneau, Camille, Hervé Dalmais, Mathieu Boogaerts, LadyBoy, Jeanne Balibar, Mike Ladd, Renaud Gabriel Pion, Sanseverino, Sylvain Kassap, Steve Dalachinsky, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Yoram Rosilio, pianist and conductor for the 2009 Dante tour of Abd Al Malik with his prestigious guests Juliette Greco, Jean-Louis Aubert, Daniel Darc, Christophe, …
In 2012 his first self-produced album ‘Round-trips, piano solo’ was released and caught the specialised press attention, noted for its exceptional poeticism.
A peerless improviser, Solomon was invited by the Galeries nationales - Grand Palais in Paris to perform as part of the retrospective exhibition Georges Braque for the Nuit Blanche 2013 (Sleepless Night) international arts festival. Responding to the work of the founder of Cubism, Solomon explored his relationship to improvisation, composition, and the inspiration that art and music lend each other. Subsequently a second self-produced solo album ‘Improvisations pour Georges Braque‘ was put forth in 2014.
In 2019 Or initiates in Berlin the Lightning Orchestra improvised music ensemble. In 2021The ensemble got the support of Musikfonds and the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM)
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