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Benoît Sourisse

Benoît (* 1964) got his first education as a classical pianist at the conservatory in Grenoble. Very soon, he was attracted by jazz music, so he went to Paris where he joint the local jazz scene with its well-known artists. After touring the USA, Benoît worked together with violinist Didier Lockwood in the 1990's.

It is in this period, that Benoît got a Hammond B-3 organ, and played now often as organist. His favourite drummer at that time was André Charlier, a high class musician, with whom he founded the duo Charlier-Sourisse.

In the following time, Benoît cooperates with artists such as Kenny Garrett, Jerry Bergonzi, Philip Catherine, Toots Thielemans, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Alex Sipiagin. Benoît also was a founding member of the group Captain Mercier, with Jacques Mercier and various others. This group performed more than 1,000 on stages, and received, in 2003, the "Prix du public aux Victoires du jazz".

Since longtime, Benoît is lecturer for improvisation at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and has held masterclasses in France.

Globe-Trotter I Universal 980 932-4	Didier Lockwood, violin, mandolin, trumpet Stéphane Guillaume, sax, clarinet, flute, voice Benoît Sourisse, organ, piano André Charlier, drums, percussion
Eleven Blues O+ Music OP 101 recorded January 2004 in France	Benoît Sourisse, piano, Hammond B-3 organ André Charlier, drums, percussion Jean-Marie Ecay, guitar Kenny Garrett, alto sax Stéphane Guillaume, clarinet Claude Egéa, trumpet, flugelhorn Damien Verherve, trombone
Carte Blanche Dreyfus Jazz FDM 36660-2 CD1 recorded from June to December 2003 in Antibes/France CD2 recorded June 2003 at Duc des Lombards, Paris/France	André Ceccarelli, drums Richard Galliano, accordion Stefano Di Battista, alto sax Rémi Vignolo, bass Jean Ceccarelli, drums Jean-Paul Ceccarelli, drums Régis Ceccarelli, drums Biréli Lagrène, guitar Benoît Sourisse, organ Baptiste Trotignon, piano Enrico Pieranunzi, piano Eric Legnini, piano Laurent De Wilde, piano David El-Malek, tenor sax Sylvain Beuf, tenor sax Flavio Boltro, trumpet Didier Lockwood, violin Bernard Arcadio, vocals Stephy Haik, vocals Valérie Barouille, vocals
Organ Masters Must Record MR 6213-3 recorded March 2007 in Paris/France	Rhoda Scott, Hammond organ Emmanuel Bex, Hammond organ Thierry Eliez, Hammond organ Stéfan Patry, Hammond organ Benoît Sourisse, Hammond organ
Héritage Gemini Records GR1004-CS0503	André Charlier, drums Benoît Sourisse, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Stéphane Guillaume, sax, clarinet Kurt Rosenwinkel, guitar Pierre Perchaud, guitar, banjo Jean-Michel Charbonnel, bass Mighty Mo Rodgers, vocals
Multiquarium Big Band Gemini Records GR1616 recorded September 2015 through January 2016 in Videlles/France	Benoît Sourisse, piano, Hammond B-3 organ André Charlier, drums, percussion Stéphane Guillaume, sax, clarinet, flute Frédéric Couderc, sax, clarinet Claude Egéa, trumpet, flugelhorn Pierre Drevet, trumpet, flugelhorn Denis Leloup, trombone Didier Havet, trombone, bass trombone Pierre Perchaud, guitar, banjo Jean-Michel Charbonnel, bass Jerry Bergonzi, tenor sax Alex Sipiagin, flugelhorn Philip Catherine, guitar Perico Sambeat, alto sax Nick Smart, flugelhorn Richard Poher, didgeridoo
Hard Bop Jazz Cézame CEZ4297	André Charlier, drums Benoît Sourisse, piano, organ no further details known
Tales From Michael Gemini Records GR1719	Benoît Sourisse, piano, organ André Charlier, drums, percussion Louis Winsberg, guitar
Remembering Jaco Naïve NJ7195	André Charlier, drums Benoît Sourisse, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes Lucas Saint-Cricq, soprano sax, alto sax Stéphane Guillaume, soprano sax, tenor sax, flute Stéphane Chausse, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet Frédéric Borey, tenor sax Frédéric Couderc, baritone sax Damien Verherve, trombone Denis Leloup, trombone Philippe Georges, trombone Didier Havet, bass trombone, tuba Claude Egéa, trumpet, flugelhorn Erick Poirier, trumpet, flugelhorn Pierre Drevet, trumpet, flugelhorn Yves Le Carboulec, trumpet, flugelhorn Pierre Perchaud, guitar Biréli Lagrène, bass Nicolas Charlier, percussion Yannick Boudruche, vocals Peter Erskine, narrator

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