René Perez Zapata is a pianist suggesting a contemporary Jazz witch can be qualified as free, vigorous and passionate. His pianistic way of playing is captivating by its clarity and intensity but as well by its unpredictable harmonic and melodic boldness.
Biography :
René Perez Zapata’s first influences are found in the Rock world : Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Magma and than in the jazz world : Miles Davis, Chick Coréa, Herbie Hancok, Keith Jarrett...
At 21 he meets Roy Robinson leader of the famous "Titanic" rock band, with whom he collaborates in France and United States from 1981 to 93. (album "Heart of Rock"edited in 1994).
Back to France, he develops his own musical universe with a first album : “Œil de Nuit" in 1994, than with the album “Gandra” (dristibuted by D.A.M in 2000). A resolute modern and electric Jazz.
At the same time, he creates and participates to various formations like Brownies, Dimension Libre (with Bernard Kalef), Reservoir Dog's, Vertigo et Second World (with Rudy Piccinelli).
In 2006 he founds the René Perez Zapata with Rudy Piccinelli / Fabien Leroy (drums) and Christian Brazier (double bass).
Always attracted by the adventure of improvisation, he still follows experiments in this way with various formations. In 2004 with "Kamukaï", collectiv of free improvisation, Polychronie Ensemble "Electric and Acoustic Counterpoints", (compositions of Bernard Kalef) , Rudy Piccinelli quartet (modern jazz) and Zaj Quartet en 2010 purposing a Jazz based on instantaneous composition.
He develops also Solo projects and Duets according to the meeting with other musicians : Gianni Gebbia, Dan Roth, Famoudou Don Moyé, Tim Perkis, Nelly Pouget...
At the end of 2014, he signs with the ACM Label . The album "Phasme" is released in September 2015 and is very well received by the public and the specialized press.
Release of the album "Robots" Instrumental Keyboard at the end of 2015;
in July 2016, release of the album "My Heart" Piano Solo/ Improvisation through which René Perez Zapata reveals another facet of his artistic freedom: a musical vision without compromise, totally instinctive and authentic.
These 4 albums signed by ACM, allow us to grasp the extent of the register of René Perez Zapata as well as the consistency of his discourse.
September 2020, release of the album "Revolution" on Aerine Records with Marc Tosello on double bass and Nicolas Aureille on drums.
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