Louis Sclavis
# Louis Sclavis

Louis Sclavis (born 2 February 1953) is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including avant-garde jazz, free jazz, free improvisation and contemporary classical.

## Life and career

He was born in Lyon, France. Sclavis played with the Henri Texier Quartet.

He has won numerous awards, including: the PRIX DJANGO REINHARDT “best French jazz musician” (1988); First Prize in the Barcelona Biennale (1989); the British Jazz award at the Midem for “Best Foreign Artist” (1990/91); the DJANGO D’OR “Best French jazz record of the year” (1993); and the GRAND PRIX SACEM 2009.

He was one of the first to combine jazz with French folk music, working most prominently with the hurdy-gurdy player Valentin Clastrier.

## Discography

* Ad Augusta Per Argustia (Nato, 1981)
* Clarinettes (Label Bleu, 1985)
* Chine (Ida, 1987)
* Chamber Music (Ida, 1989)
* Ellington on the Air (Ida, 1991)
* Rouge (ECM, 1991)
* Trio de Clarinettes: Live (FMP, 1991)
* Acoustic Quartet (ECM, 1994)
* Carnet de Routes (Label Bleu, 1995)
* Ceux qui veillent la nuit (JMS, 1996)
* Danses et Autres Scenes (JMS, 1998)
* Les Violences de Rameau (ECM, 1996)
* Suite Africaine (Label Bleu, 1999)
* L'Affrontement des Prétendants (ECM, 1999)
* Dans la Nuit (ECM, 2000)
* Napoli's Walls (ECM, 2002)
* Bow River Falls (Koch, 2004)
* Roman, (2004);
* African Flashback (Label Bleu, 2005)
* L'Imparfait des Langues (ECM, 2007)
* Lost on the Way (ECM, 2009)
* Eldorado Trio (Clean Feed, 2010)
* Sources (ECM, 2012)
* Silk and Salt Melodies (ECM, 2014)
* Characters On A Wall (ECM, 2019)
* Les Cadances Du Monde (JMS-Cream, 2022)

## Filmography

* 1999: Ça commence aujourd'hui by Bertrand Tavernier (Sony Music France)
* 2002: Un moment de bonheur by Antoine Santana
* 2002: Dans la nuit by Charles Vanel (ECM)
* 2002: Vivre me tue by Jean-Pierre Sinapi
* 2007: Après lui by Gaël Morel
* 2009: Plus tard tu comprendras by Amos Gitaï
* 2009: Portraits-autoportraits by Gilles Porte
* 2011: Roses à crédit by Amos Gitaï
