Arthur H

Arthur Higelin born 27 March 1966 better known under his stage name Arthur H is a French pianist songwriter and singer He is best known in France for his live performancesfour of his albums were recorded live He is the son of the French singer Jacques Higelin and Nicole Courtois and half brother of singers Izïa Higelin and stage and film actor theatre director and music video director Kên Higelin After traveling in the West Indies he studied music in Boston before returning to Paris and developing his eclectic but highly personal musical style drawing on such influences as Thelonious Monk Serge Gainsbourg the Sex Pistols jazz blues Middle Eastern music and the tango He first performed in 1988 in clubs in Paris as leader of a trio with bassist Brad Scott and drummer Paul Jothy His first album Arthur H 1990 combined rhythmic experimentation and balmusette elements with a vocal style which has been compared to Tom Waits He toured widely around this time particularly in France and Japan adding a fourth band member Jon Handelsman saxophone and produced a second album Bachibouzouk 1992 In early 1993 he did a sixweek season at the Magic Mirrors an antique circus big top which was later put on as a touring show and recorded on the live album En chair et en os In 1996 he released the album Trouble Fête following which he performed a season at the Gymnase in Paris The live album Fête Trouble 1997 included some tracks from these shows as well as others recorded on tour in Africa He toured the United States and Canada in 1998 In 2000 he wrote the soundtrack for Michel Couvelards film Inséparables before touring in Asia and Canada His next album Pour Madame X 2000 featured the touring band of Nicolas Repac guitar Brad Scott double bass and Laurent Robin drums In 2001 he took part in the show Le Cabaret Imprudent with Le Cirque Cahincaha The following year he released the album Piano Solo recorded live in a studio and mainly consisting of solo interpretations of earlier songs This was followed by a band album Négresse Blanche 2003 comprising tracks dedicated to the memory of famous women such as Marilyn Kaddish and Bo Derek In 2005 a planned tour of China was cancelled and he returned to the studio to record the album Adieu Tristesse This was the most commercially successful of his career and included several duets one with his father and another Estce que tu aimes with the musician M Matthieu Chedid He subsequently toured widely in France Lebanon and Canada In 2006 he published a book Onirique attaque containing lyrics reflections and photographs He also composed the soundtrack for the film Lhomme qui rêvait dun enfant directed by Delphine Gleize The soundtrack was performed by an ensemble of children from a local music school The album Show Time issued late in 2006 was recorded live on tour and includes duets with Matthieu Chedid Pauline Croze Lhasa de Sela and Jacques Higelin In June 2008 he released the album LHomme du Monde which won the award of PopRock Album of the Year 2009 at La Victoire de la Musique Source Article Arthur H from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30