Ernie Odoom Explained
Ernie Odoom is a Swiss Vocalist, Saxophonist and Band Leader. He was a co-founder of PPA+ and Rootman which is Thai version of PPA+.[1] [2] Odoom released albums for the band LeBocal, as a vocalist and saxophonist, with his friends since 2002 and developing modern-improvising on his own style.[3]
Odoom won the Prix du Festival at Crest Vocal Jazz competition in 2004 and went on to form the piano-voice duo E'MOW and the progressive pop quartet Liquid Groovement with pianist Michel Wintsch, who is a reference in improvised music in Switzerland.[4] [5] In 2008, Ernie began work with a new trio, The Glenn Ferris Wheel, with Glenn Ferris on trombone and Bruno Rousselet on double bass.[6]
As a founder of Jaydo's Jazz Cafe in Geneva,[7] [8] he is playing jazz music in Geneva and usually appears on European/Asian jazz stages including AMR Jazz Festival (Swiss), Thailand Jazz Conference (Thailand), Saxophone Pub (Thailand), Eden Lounge (Vietnam), Pickwick Pub (Swiss) and Blakat Jam Session in Au Chat Noir (Swiss).[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Discography
Ernie Odoom began recording his full album in 1991. A list of albums featuring Ernie Odoom :[14] [15]
With Les Tontons Flingueurs
- Mama Told Me (1991)
- Voleur de Feu (1995)
With Peeping Tom
With Sao
- Entre Ciel et Terre (1999)
With LeBocal
- Collectif etc (2002)
- Oh No !... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue ! (2003)
- Ego (2006)
- Bist du froh ? (2012)
With Pavel Pesta Re-Bop Quintet
- Pavel Pesta Re-Bop Quintet (2005)
With Glenn Ferris Wheel Trio
With William Parker
Recordings on his live performances :
- Just Kidding, Interrogation (1999)
- PPA+, Live at the Chat Noir (2002)
- Croon On (2003)
- L’Ilorkestra (2004)
- E’MOW (2006)
A list of CD albums that Ernie was invited to be a guest artist :
- Icare-SaturnSplit-32db (1997) - with Peeping Tom
- Lili Lazer (1998) - with Brico Jardin
- Liquid Sand (1999) - with Peeping Tom
- 16 Nouvelles Aventures (1999) - with Brico Jardin
- Neuf (2000) - with Sandro en Compagnie
- Delivering (2004) - with Actaruss 1
- Pavel Pesta Re-Bop Quintet (2005)
- Right Next Door (2006) - with Quartier Lointain
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: PPA+ Group.
- Web site: Rootman:Grooves,Funk,Jazz,Electronic,Nu Jazz Bangkok,Thailand . 2013-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127112732/http://rootmanmusic.com/musicians.html . 2013-11-27 . dead .
- Web site: LEBOCAL collective.
- Web site: Ernie Odoom - Biography.
- Web site: Biographie E'MOW.
- Web site: Ferris Wheel - Glenn Ferris, Ernie Odoom, Bruno Rousselet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
- Web site: Jaydo's Jazz Café - News.
- Web site: Jazz Clubs Switzerland . 2009-05-25 . 2009-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531135217/http://www.jazz-clubs-worldwide.com/docs/swiss.htm . dead .
- Web site: | AMR.
- Web site: Thailand Jazz Conference 2009 . 2009-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090322203832/http://www.music.mahidol.ac.th/tjc/Artis.html . 2009-03-22 . dead .
- Web site: Rootman:Grooves,Funk,Jazz,Electronic,Nu Jazz Bangkok,Thailand . 2013-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127113941/http://rootmanmusic.com/about.html . 2013-11-27 . dead .
- Web site: Home - Mr Pickwick.
- Web site: Tilllate.com Schweiz - Blakat Jam Session, Donnerstag 3.3.2011, Chat Noir, Carouge . 2013-08-19 . 2013-08-19 . https://archive.today/20130819130507/http://ch.tilllate.com/de/event/10395463 . dead .
- Web site: Ernie Odoom - Listen.
- Web site: LEBOCAL : discography . www.lebocal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127214718/http://www.lebocal.com/en/discography.html . 2013-01-27.