JEAN-PHILIPPE VIRET
21st Century Modern / Third Stream / Post Bop / Fusion • France
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Viret was born in Saint-Quentin, France in 1959. And though in writing these brief bios over the years I have grown accustomed to recounting that this artist or that began learning their instrument somewhere between the womb and the cutting of the umbilical chord, Viret did not begin serious music study until reaching a wizened 18 years of age. But from that point on it was serious study, indeed: double bass with Jean-Paul Macé, then Jacques Cazauran; harmony and counterpoint with Julien Falk.
In 1981, he participated in the creation of l’Orchestre de contrebasses (double bass orchestra) with which he played for more than 30 years. As any great bassist will be invited to do, he has ably served as sideman for many solo artists, but he has also led a number of inventive ensembles: his Trio Viret (with whom he has recorded 7 CD’s), 60% de matière grave (a
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