EOL Trio

http://www.eoltrio.com/ "If you're a member of a family of musicians, and all the kids start learning the piano, the desire to play together makes it an inevitability to have to choose other instruments to play. The Lab?que sisters is one example of how two pianos in the same room could magnify a piece for four hands, but also shows how difficult it is to practice, without even taking into account the problem of space.

"If you're a member of a family of musicians, and all the kids start learning the piano, the desire to play together makes it an inevitability to have to choose other instruments to play. The Lab?que sisters is one example of how two pianos in the same room could magnify a piece for four hands, but also shows how difficult it is to practice, without even taking into account the problem of space.

The story of the Girard brothers, is a newer one, and without even knowing how the choice of instruments was made, the three brothers have achieved a brilliant casting with bass, drums and piano. And the trio is a real success. As is the case with all musicians of their generation, they have experienced the temptation of the rock band, where its musical limits are quickly understood. They acquired a knack for the famous classics, listening simultaneously to Led Zeppelin and Herbie Hancock?only the most reliable of references! It's no wonder then that this trio evokes a provocative swing. We listen, we are seduced, and then we realize that Monk is not far off? and no one had even told us about that!

A real perl to discover, as the Girard brothers not only produce fresh and new music but also featuring a personality that only the best jazz musicians in history could ever have. Let us be among the first to praise them to the skies; you can be sure that you will hear about this magical trio again."

Fran?ois Joly ? writer
From the official program
Jazz ? vienne Festival (7/2005)
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"Quand on est dans une famille de musiciens, si les enfants commencent tous ? ?tudier le piano, il faut bien, si on veut jouer ensemble, choisir d'autres instruments. On a vu avec les s?urs Lab?que que deux pianos dans la m?me pi?ce c'est merveilleux pour jouer v?ritablement ? quatre mains mais pas pour ?tudier et on ne parle pas de l'espace n?cessaire.

La jeune histoire des fr?res Girard ne dit pas comment le choix s'est fait mais les trois frangins en se distribuant la basse, la batterie et le piano ont r?ussi leur coup puisqu'ils sont r?unis et que leur trio marche fort. Ils ont, comme tous les musiciens de leur g?n?ration, connu la tentation rock dans des groupes o? on apprend vite quelles sont les limites musicales. Ils se sont fait la main aux grands classiques tout en ?coutant d'une oreille Led Zeppelin et de l'autre Herbie Hancock, que du s?rieux ! Pas ?tonnant, alors que ce trio distille un swing aguicheur ; on ?coute, s?duit et puis, on se dit que Monk n'est pas loin et ?a on ne nous l'avait pas dit.

Une d?couverte, une nouvelle f?te ? ne pas manquer car les Girard produisent une musique non seulement novatrice mais empreinte d'une personnalit? qui n'existe que chez les musiciens historiques du jazz. Soyons dans les premiers ? les porter aux nues ; on va
reparler de ce trio magique."

Fran?ois Joly ? ?crivain
Jazz ? Vienne 2005
Programme officiel