Search - Eric Le Lann :: Le Lann/Kikosky/Foster/Weiss

Eric Le Lann started his career as a professional trumpeter at the age of 20. He won the Grand Prix at La Defence in 1979 and the Django Reinhardt prize in 1983. He has recorded fifteen albums under his own name so far with the likes of Mike Stern, Martial Solal, Archie Shepp, Eddie Gomez and Mino Cinelu and he has played with Chet Baker, Herbie Hancock, Billy Hart and Dexter Gordon. This new album was recorded in October 2008 in Systems Two Studio, NYC. Le Lann is accompanied by three major American artists: David Kikoski, Doug Weiss and Al Foster. The album was produced like a recorded live performance: the musicians met and discovered each other while playing, with a maximum of two takes per track to keep the music as improvised and inspired as possible.