REVIEWS

"Good pianists, we have always had in France, and nowadays they are more and more numerous.But musicians who have something personal to say, it is more rare, and all the more difficult that, in the in today's jazz world, the steps are so big that, to keep a good spirit, you really need to be sure of yourself ... François de Larrard ... are among the best new discoveries. "

André Francis,

(Jam Parade, France-Musique, August, 1983)

"François de Larrard, without making a bad joke, is a rare pianist, rare because he is the first pianist of all those whom I invited, who is not only a pianist, but who is an engineer in research, for most of his time. But this does not prevent him from being a wonderful pianist, composer and arranger. "

Martial Solal

(Carte blanche à Martial Solal, France-Musique, April 1995)

"... The finesse of Larrard's play, inspired by Bill Evans and Martial Solal but very personal, and his strong classical roots are even more evident in The Lonely Singer, solo record (...). A beautiful and intelligent music, a great pleasure. "

Jean Salmona

(La Jaune et la Rouge, June-July, 2006)

"... To begin this evening, François de Larrard played solo piano. A pianist I did not know. One hour to discover the inner universe of this musician: we wander, we happen to smile, images cross our spirit. De Larrard proceeds in small pieces, short improvisations with changing atmospheres. Beautiful touch, beautiful ideas ... "

Julien Gros-Burdet

(http://www.lesnotandusiennes.com/, August, 2007)

"The playing of de Larrard is deep and without unnecessary chatter (...). "

Franpi

(Sun Ship, December 2010)

"The personal style of François de Larrard frees himself from any filiation and the diversity of his tools (chiseled harmonies, delicate lyricism, sense of breath, rhythmic complementarity of his two hands ...) is serving a speech full of emotion, humor and grace. "

Olivier Libellés

(Mozaïc Jazz, December, 2010)

"Throughout this walk, the listener perceives other images, crosses a wide variety of soundscapes. The classical baggage of the pianist is revealed in brilliant pieces with inventive harmonies. His jazz culture came out in Monk's Mood, a respectful and serious evocation of the pianist thanks to whom he embraced jazz. "

Pierre de Chocqueuse

(Jazz Magazine, January, 2011)

"... this ultra-classical formation takes flesh around the magnificent compositions of the pianist François de Larrard, small oniric and traveling wonders as only wise and lovers can make them. More than the charm of the themes ... it is the art of counterpoint that enchants, chiselling a musical material of an extreme richness. No boasting contradicts elegance. "

François Robin

(Jazz Rhône-Alpes, February, 2017)

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