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| caption = Cortex in 2024. Virginie Hombel, Loïc Soulat, Alain Mion, Victor Dubois, and Mohamed Ouaraz. Photo by: Edija Redžić Rouseau |
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| current_members = [[Alain Mion]], Virginie Hombel (vocals), Loïc Soulat (keyboard and alto sax), Mohamed Ouaraz (bass), and Victor Dubois (drums) |
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| past_members = Alain Gandolfi, Mireille Dalbray, Alain Labib, Jeff Huttner, Jean Grevet, Adeline de Lépinay |
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| ⚫ | '''Cortex''' is a [[jazz funk]] band formed in 1974. Cortex is known for [[Polyrhythm|polyrhythmic]] instrumentals and [[funk]], [[bossa nova]], [[samba-jazz]], and [[psychedelic rock]] [[Groove (music)|grooves]], mixed with atmospheric vocals, inspired by 1970s American funk and jazz. Cortex broke up in 1981, but was reformed by band leader [[Alain Mion]] in 2009, with a rotating group of members. |
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| ⚫ | [[Hip hop]] [[sampling (music)|samples]] of Cortex songs in tracks from artists including [[MF DOOM]] and [[Madlib]], [[Tyler the Creator]], [[Flying Lotus]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], have brought newfound interest in the band since the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lejarde |first1=Arielle Lana |title=How Cortex’s ‘Troupeau Bleu’ Became Hip-Hop’s Favorite French Jazz Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cortex-troupeau-bleu-tyler-creator-madlib-1234584701/ |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Cortex has a total of 6 albums and 7 singles. [[Hip hop]] [[sampling (music)|samples]] of Cortex songs in tracks from artists including [[MF DOOM]] and [[Madlib]], [[Tyler the Creator]], [[Flying Lotus]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], have brought newfound interest in the band since the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lejarde |first1=Arielle Lana |title=How Cortex’s ‘Troupeau Bleu’ Became Hip-Hop’s Favorite French Jazz Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cortex-troupeau-bleu-tyler-creator-madlib-1234584701/ |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Cortex originally included [[Alain Mion]] (pianist, singer, composer, arranger, leader), Alain Gandolfi (drummer, percussion, vocals), Mireille Dalbray (singer), Alain Labib (alto saxophone), and Jeff Huttner, quickly replaced by Jean Grevet (bass). The band members found each other when Alain Mion responded to a poster on a bulletin board at the Centre Américain in Paris, in which a guitarist and bassist stated that they were looking for musicians to play with.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ritchie |first1=Matthew |title=A Conversation With Alain Mion of French Jazz-Fusion Legends Cortex |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2022/10/17/cortex-interview-alain-mion/ |access-date=5 August 2023 |publisher=Passion of the Weiss |date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107003452/https://www.passionweiss.com/2022/10/17/cortex-interview-alain-mion/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Musique. “Troupeau bleu”, l’album de jazz français que les rappeurs américains préfèrent |url=https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/musique-troupeau-bleu-l-album-de-jazz-francais-que-les-rappeurs-americains-preferent |access-date=5 August 2023 |publisher=Courrier International |date=13 December 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Cortex originally included [[Alain Mion]] (pianist, singer, composer, arranger, leader), Alain Gandolfi (drummer, percussion, vocals), Mireille Dalbray (singer), Alain Labib (alto saxophone), and Jeff Huttner, quickly replaced by Jean Grevet (bass). The band members found each other when Alain Mion responded to a poster on a bulletin board at the Centre Américain in Paris, in which a guitarist and bassist stated that they were looking for musicians to play with.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ritchie |first1=Matthew |title=A Conversation With Alain Mion of French Jazz-Fusion Legends Cortex |url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2022/10/17/cortex-interview-alain-mion/ |access-date=5 August 2023 |publisher=Passion of the Weiss |date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107003452/https://www.passionweiss.com/2022/10/17/cortex-interview-alain-mion/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Musique. “Troupeau bleu”, l’album de jazz français que les rappeurs américains préfèrent |url=https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/musique-troupeau-bleu-l-album-de-jazz-francais-que-les-rappeurs-americains-preferent |access-date=5 August 2023 |publisher=Courrier International |date=13 December 2022}}</ref> |
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Cortex reunited as Alain Mion & The New Cortex in 2009 and 2010, with the singer Adeline de Lépinay taking the role of Mireille Dalbray for performances in Europe at [[New Morning (club)|New Morning]], Monaco’s Note Bleue, [[The Jazz Cafe]], and [[Gilles Peterson]]’s [[Worldwide Winners]] Festival. |
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In 2022, Cortex toured the U.S., performing at [[Music Hall of Williamsburg|The Music Hall of Williamsburg]] in [[NYC]], LODGE Room in [[Los Angeles]], and the [[Desert Daze]] festival at the [[Lake Perris State Recreation Area]] in [[Riverside County]], California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cortex Lights Up the Jazz Scene |url=https://relish.blog.fordham.edu/cortex-lights-up-the-jazz-scene/ |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=Relish |date=6 December 2022}}</ref> |
Cortex reunited as Alain Mion & The New Cortex in 2009 and 2010, with the singer Adeline de Lépinay taking the role of Mireille Dalbray on vocals and Hidehiko Kan on drums for performances in Europe at [[New Morning (club)|New Morning]], Monaco’s Note Bleue, [[The Jazz Cafe]], and [[Gilles Peterson]]’s [[Worldwide Winners]] Festival. In 2022, Cortex toured the U.S., performing at [[Music Hall of Williamsburg|The Music Hall of Williamsburg]] in [[NYC]], LODGE Room in [[Los Angeles]], and the [[Desert Daze]] festival at the [[Lake Perris State Recreation Area]] in [[Riverside County]], California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cortex Lights Up the Jazz Scene |url=https://relish.blog.fordham.edu/cortex-lights-up-the-jazz-scene/ |access-date=7 August 2023 |publisher=Relish |date=6 December 2022}}</ref> |
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In June 2024, Cortex began a North America summer tour with band members Virginie Hombel (vocals), Loïc Soulat (keyboard and alto sax), Mohamed Ouaraz (bass), and Victor Dubois (drums), entitled "Jazz is Dead", with shows at [[Damrosch Park]] at [[Lincoln Center]] in [[New York, NY]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Le Jazz Est Mort |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624100348/https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/le-jazz-est-mort |website=Lincoln Center - Summer for the City |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> |
In June 2024, Cortex began a North America summer tour with band members Virginie Hombel (vocals), Loïc Soulat (keyboard and alto sax), Mohamed Ouaraz (bass), and Victor Dubois (drums), entitled "Jazz is Dead", with shows at [[Damrosch Park]] at [[Lincoln Center]] in [[New York, NY]], [[Howard Theatre]] in D.C., [[Revolution Hall]] in Portland, OR, and the [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Le Jazz Est Mort |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624100348/https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/le-jazz-est-mort |website=Lincoln Center - Summer for the City |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> |
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== ''Troupeau Bleu'' == |
== ''Troupeau Bleu'' == |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Andrejgee. “Cortex: The Mysterious French Band behind Some of Rap’s Most Majestic Moments.” Cortex: The Mysterious French Band Behind Some of Rap’s Most Majestic Moments, Micro-Chop, 22 June 2020, [https://microchop.substack.com/p/cortex-the-mysterious-french-band microchop.substack.com/p/cortex-the-mysterious-french-band]. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. |
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 18 November 2024
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 Cortex in 2024. Virginie Hombel, Loïc Soulat, Alain Mion, Victor Dubois, and Mohamed Ouaraz. Photo by: Edija Redžić Rouseau | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | French rock, Jazz-funk, Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1974–1981, 2009–present |
| Labels | Trad Vibe Records |
| Members | Alain Mion, Virginie Hombel (vocals), Loïc Soulat (keyboard and alto sax), Mohamed Ouaraz (bass), and Victor Dubois (drums) |
| Past members | Alain Gandolfi, Mireille Dalbray, Alain Labib, Jeff Huttner, Jean Grevet, Adeline de Lépinay |
Cortex is a jazz funk band formed in 1974. Cortex is known for polyrhythmic instrumentals and funk, bossa nova, samba-jazz, and psychedelic rock grooves, mixed with atmospheric vocals, inspired by 1970s American funk and jazz. Cortex broke up in 1981, but was reformed by band leader Alain Mion in 2009, with a rotating group of members.
Cortex has a total of 6 albums and 7 singles. Hip hop samples of Cortex songs in tracks from artists including MF DOOM and Madlib, Tyler the Creator, Flying Lotus, Lupe Fiasco, have brought newfound interest in the band since the early 2000s.[1]
Cortex originally included Alain Mion (pianist, singer, composer, arranger, leader), Alain Gandolfi (drummer, percussion, vocals), Mireille Dalbray (singer), Alain Labib (alto saxophone), and Jeff Huttner, quickly replaced by Jean Grevet (bass). The band members found each other when Alain Mion responded to a poster on a bulletin board at the Centre Américain in Paris, in which a guitarist and bassist stated that they were looking for musicians to play with.[2][3]
Cortex reunited as Alain Mion & The New Cortex in 2009 and 2010, with the singer Adeline de Lépinay taking the role of Mireille Dalbray on vocals and Hidehiko Kan on drums for performances in Europe at New Morning, Monaco’s Note Bleue, The Jazz Cafe, and Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Winners Festival. In 2022, Cortex toured the U.S., performing at The Music Hall of Williamsburg in NYC, LODGE Room in Los Angeles, and the Desert Daze festival at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area in Riverside County, California.[4]
In June 2024, Cortex began a North America summer tour with band members Virginie Hombel (vocals), Loïc Soulat (keyboard and alto sax), Mohamed Ouaraz (bass), and Victor Dubois (drums), entitled "Jazz is Dead", with shows at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center in New York, NY, Howard Theatre in D.C., Revolution Hall in Portland, OR, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival.[5]
Troupeau Bleu
[edit]Cortex's album Troupeau Bleu was recorded in 2 days, July 15-16, 1975 at Studio Damiens, Boulogne-Billancourt (France).[6] French singer Mireille Dalbray featured on almost all the tracks.
Discography
[edit]- Troupeau Bleu (Disques Espérance, Trad Vibe, 1975)
- Les Oiseaux Morts / Back to Life (Disques Espérance, Trad Vibe, 1976)
- Vol. 2 (Sonodisc, Trad Vibe, 1977)
- Mary & Jeff (Sonodisc, Trad Vibe, 1977)
- Pourquoi (Crypto/RCA, Trad Vibe, 1978)
- Inédit '79 (Underdog, 2006)
Songs used in films
[edit]- I Heard A Sigh, theme music for the film Drone Games (White Lion Films, France)
- I Heard A Sigh, music from the film Doppelganger (Next Film - TVN S A, Poland)
- Chanson d'un Jour d'Hiver, music from the film Little Trumpet (Little Trumpet Productions, USA)
- L’Enfant Samba, music for the series Good Girls, (Universal TV, NBC, Netflix, USA)
References
[edit]- ^ Lejarde, Arielle Lana (October 11, 2022). "How Cortex's 'Troupeau Bleu' Became Hip-Hop's Favorite French Jazz Album". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Ritchie, Matthew (17 October 2022). "A Conversation With Alain Mion of French Jazz-Fusion Legends Cortex". Passion of the Weiss. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Musique. "Troupeau bleu", l'album de jazz français que les rappeurs américains préfèrent". Courrier International. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Cortex Lights Up the Jazz Scene". Relish. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Le Jazz Est Mort". Lincoln Center - Summer for the City. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Troupeau Bleu". Trad Vibe. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
Andrejgee. “Cortex: The Mysterious French Band behind Some of Rap’s Most Majestic Moments.” Cortex: The Mysterious French Band Behind Some of Rap’s Most Majestic Moments, Micro-Chop, 22 June 2020, microchop.substack.com/p/cortex-the-mysterious-french-band. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
