Mandolin and friends. Lust - Rura cover with Jefferson Louvat
Here is a new mandolin duet, with mando master Jefferson Louvat from Belgium : @Lightbluechevy
We cover "Lust", a mighty composition from Scotland's supergroup Rura :@RURAmusic
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Jefferson started to play the mandolin at age 11. The crystal clear sound similar to a “star rain” took him instantly away to another world.
Mainly self-taught, his curiosity rapidly led him to discover fabulous musicians from the Bluegrass scene whom he drew an endless inspiration from for many years.
One of his most significant and early collaboration was with his brother Steve with whom he played since the very beginning (Louvat Bros-Award 2012 for the most innovative European Bluegrass band received at the European World Of Bluegrass in the Netherlands).
Two friends and legendary musicians, violinist Byron Berline and banjoist Bill Keith played a crucial role in his access to the US scene back in the 90’s.
From intimate concerts, through renowned festivals and mythic stages such as the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), he performed across Northern America and Europe.
The virtuosity acquired with the Bluegrass school combined to his sensitivity inherited from his Hungarian roots helped him to develop a subtle, authentic and dynamic style of play.
Now, Jefferson plays in Szabadsag, a duet with french violinist Ariane Cohen-Adad, which combines Bluegrass and Klezmer/Yiddish music.
Together they have been playing extensively in Belgium and France as well as abroad including Bulgaria, Sweden, Hungary, America and Japan.
Their latest album « Ellis Island » has been nominated at the Octave de la Musique in the World Music category in 2021.
Jefferson is regularly solicited to take part to diverse projects, music camps, workshops and recording sessions.
He plays a custom mandolin built by Master luthier Oliver Apitius from Toronto, Canada and is an official endorser http://www.apitiusmandolins.com/
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Jefferson a commencé la mandoline américaine à l’âge de 11 ans.
Le son cristallin semblable à une « pluie d’étoiles » le transportait dans un autre monde. Principalement autodidacte, sa curiosité l’a rapidement fait découvrir de fabuleux musiciens de la scène Bluegrass dont il s’est inspiré durant de très longues années.
L’une des collaborations les plus marquantes fut celle avec son frère Steve avec qui il a joué depuis ses débuts (LOUVAT Bros– Liz Meyer award 2012 du groupe Bluegrass le plus innovant d’Europe et reçu au European World Of Bluegrass (EWOB) aux Pays-Bas. Deux amis et musiciens légendaires, le violoniste Byron Berline et le banjoïste Bill Keith furent déterminant dans son accès à la scène US. De concerts intimistes en passant par les festivals aux lieux mythiques comme le Grand Ole Opry de Nashville, l’International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), il s’est produit principalement en Amérique du Nord et en l’Europe mais également au Japon.
La virtuosité instrumentale acquise par l’école du Bluegrass conjuguée à sa sensibilité particulière héritée de ses origines hongroises sont au service d’un style de jeu raffiné, authentique et dynamique.
Jefferson est régulièrement sollicité pour participer à divers projets, stages, workshops, enregistrements studio.
Il joue sur une mandoline Oliver Apitius de Toronto, Ontario-Canada dont il est un représentant officiel
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