Céline Bonacina

Céline Bonacina with Lars Daniellson, 2012.

Céline Bonacina (born 23 July 1975 in Belfort, France) is a French saxophonist and composer. She plays soprano, alto and preferably baritone saxophone.

Biography

Bonacina's musical interest was awakened at the age of eight. She got classical saxophone lessons at various conservatories in Belfort, Besançon and Paris.

Between 1996 and 1998, Bonacina played baritone saxophone in various jazz big bands in Paris. She then moved to Réunion,for seven years to teach saxophone at the Conservatoire National de Région During this time, she participated at numerous festivals in the Indien Oceans region. She was musically influenced of the inclusion of the living rhythms there, and this is reflected in her later compositions. Returning to Paris, her debut album Vue d'en Haut was released in 2005.

Bonacina has collaborated with musicians such as the French pianist Laurent de Wilde, Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, saxophonist Andy Sheppard and guitarists Yannick Robert and Nguyên Lê. In addition, and she temporarily supplemented the Funk Unit of the Swedish trombonist Nils Landgren.

Her album Way of Life, which is based almost exclusively on her own compositions, was recorded with a trio comprising the French Nicolas Garnier (bass guitar) and the Malagasy Hary Ratsimbazafy (drums and percussion) and the guitarist Nguyên Lê as a guest musician. In November 2010 she took part with her trio at the JazzFest Berlin.[1]

Bonacina has won a number of saxophonist prizes in classical and jazz, such as the Defense Concours national jazz festival and the Festival Jazz - La Ciotat.

Céline Bonacina, 2013

Discography (in selection)

References

  1. ↑ Céline Bonacina Trio beim JazzFest Berlin
  2. ↑ Fordham, John (2013-02-28). "Céline Bonacina: Open Heart – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
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