1995 was the first time Alexandre Destrez’s keyboards were heard on the album Boulevard from St Germain (Label F com), « Boulevard » elected Best «Dance» Album of the year by the UK press then the album "Tourist" (Blue Note), which sold 3 million copies throughout the world, rated N°1 jazz sales when is came out in the US and awarded 3 Victoires de la Musique in France.
Alexandre also collaborated with numerous artists on the French electro scene such as Shazz (Album nominated for the Victoires de la Musique in 1999), Dimitri From Paris, Martin Solveig (Album « Hedonist » nominated for the Victoires de la Musique in 2006), Oscar, Dj Yass …
And with Pop artists such as Overhead on Silent Witness album (ffff Télérama).
After the release of four EPs, including the highly noticed Walking … 1st EP with Gilles Peterson & Simbad remixes the 26th of February 2016 on BBE Records (London), Alexandre is carrying on with this Electro Jazz adventure with the release of the RIVE GAUCHE first album on Denote Records label the 24th April 2020.
He is backed up by the DJ producer, David Hachour for composition, beats and samples, as well as by jazz musicians each with their own talents.
RIVE GAUCHE is a continuation of the « Saint-Germain-des-Prés » spirit with its very particular French Touch !
BIOGRAPHY
© Gilles Jacob
ALEXANDRE DESTREZ aka RIVE GAUCHE
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DISCOGRAPHY
with RIVE GAUCHE >
2020 4th EP « Remixes » (Denote Records)
2020 1st Album « Au Tabou » (Denote Records)
2020 3rd EP « Viva Paris ! » (Denote Records)
2020 2nd EP « 35 Rue Dauphine » (Denote Records)
2016 1st EP « Walking... » (BBE Records)
including Gilles Peterson & Simbad remixes
2016 Vinyl release of « Walking... »
including Gilles Peterson & Simbad remixes, Loïc Henrio remix
with ST GERMAIN >
2012 Album « Tourist » Remastered
2001 Album « Tourist » (Blue Note)
3 Victoires de la Musique (FR) / N°1 Jazz sales (USA)
1999 Album « From Detroit to St. Germain » (F COM)
1998 St Germain Remix « Messe pour le Temps Présent » Pierre Henry
1996 European and French Tour
1995 Album « Boulevard » (F COM)
with YASS >
Since 2005 > More than thirty singles et remixes as a pianist, composer, producer / Lives in Europe
with SHAZZ >
2020 "Shazz Heritage 10th Anniversary Remastered Edition"
2009 Album « Heritage » (Pschent)
Concert at the Midem of Cannes
2005 Album « Human ? » (Naïve Records)
2004 Album « Beautiful » (ULM)
2001 Album « In The Light » (Epic)
Release of the maxi Shazz & Alexandre Destrez
« Hermosa Maria » (Sony Music)
1998 Eponymous Album « SHAZZ » (Columbia)
Nomination at the « Victoires de la Musique » (FR)
with MARTIN SOLVEIG >
2006 Album « Hedonist » (Universal)
Nomination at the « Victoires de la Musique » (FR)
with DIMITRI FROM PARIS >
2001 Featuring on the Album of Bran Van 3000 « Discosis »
1998 Remix of MOA "Joy Pain" (Tommy Boy)
with OVERHEAD >
2002 Album « Silent Witness » (Naïve Records) - ffff Télérama
Lives at « TransMusicales » Rennes - « La Cigale » Paris -
« Festival Les Inrocks »
Black Session of Bernard Lenoir in live on France Inter Radio
with OSCAR >
2004 Album « Portrait Robot » (Denote Records)
Lives at « Franco Phonics » Berlin - « FrancoFolies » La Rochelle
2003 Album « Parisian Soul » (Denote Records)
Lives in France & Belgium
2002 Live at the « Rex Club » Paris
with DAVID HACHOUR >
2017 Keyboards on Parisian Soul project
2012 Creation of RIVE GAUCHE project / Lives, Festivals
2005 Creation of Alabama 65 project
with ANTHONY FLETCHER >
2010 Album « I Guess French Tour »
France Inter Radio « Le Fou du Roi » - Stéphane Bern
2009 Eponymous Album « Anthony Fletcher Paris »