Alain Mion Explained

Alain Mion
Birth Date:14 January 1947
Birth Place:Casablanca, Morocco

Alain Mion (born January 14, 1947, in Casablanca) is a French pianist, composer, arranger, jazz singer, and leader of the band Cortex.[1]

Musical career

Influenced by Bobby Timmons, Ray Charles and Les McCann, his style varies between jazz, soul jazz and "funky music".

Mion created the jazz funk group Cortex in 1974, before embarking upon a career under his own name in 1982.[2]

Cortex's albums "Troupeau Bleu" and Volume 2 have been re-released several times and sampled by many hip-hop artists, rappers and DJs.[3] Artists who have sampled Cortex include: Madlib, Fat Joe, DJ Day, MF DOOM, Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Mellowhype, Tyler The Creator, Rick Ross, and Lupe Fiasco.

Mion's album's "Pheno-Men", "Alain Mion in New York" recorded with David Binney and Marc Johnson, and "Some Soul Food" recorded in Stockholm (Sweden) with Patrik Boman and Ronnie Gardiner, have been used as a theme for multiple radio programs.

In 2008, Mion appeared with a new group, Alain Mion FunKey Combo (with German drummer Michael Kerstin, Swedish bassist Patrik Boman, and a saxophone section consisting of Italian and French musicians: Loïc Soulat on alto, Pietro Tonolo on tenor and Romano Pratesi on baritone) then with his new group Alain Mion & The New Cortex which reunited for concerts at New Morning in 2009-10, with the singer Adeline de Lépinay reprising the role originally performed by Mireille Dalbray on the Troupeau Bleu album.

Filmed in concert and broadcast by Mezzo TV, the group's repertoire included both new and old compositions of Alain Mion, reflected in the new album "Let's Groove", released on Trad Vibe Records and presented during a concert in Paris at Petit Journal Montparnasse en 2012.

Alain Mion's and Cortex's records are often played on contemporary jazz stations such as KCRW in Los Angeles and The Jazz Groove Radio in San Francisco.

Discography

With Cortex

Under his own name

Re-releases

Other albums and compilations

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lejarde . Arielle Lana . How Cortex’s ‘Troupeau Bleu’ Became Hip-Hop’s Favorite French Jazz Album . 5 August 2023 . Rolling Stone . 11 October 2022.
  2. News: Ritchie . Matthew . A Conversation With Alain Mion of French Jazz-Fusion Legends Cortex . 5 August 2023 . Passion of the Weiss . 17 October 2022.
  3. News: Musique. "Troupeau bleu", l’album de jazz français que les rappeurs américains préfèrent . 5 August 2023 . Courrier International . 13 December 2022.

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