Didier Lockwood
{{Short description|French jazz violinist (1956–2018)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Didier Lockwood
| image = Didier Lockwood 2014.jpg
| caption = Didier Lockwood in October 2014
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|02|11|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|02|18|1956|02|11|df=y}}
| death_place = Paris, France
| birth_place = Calais, France
| genre = {{Hlist|Jazz rock|progressive rock|avant-garde rock|classical rock}}
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Violin
| years_active =
| label = JMS, Gramavision, Dreyfus
| associated_acts = Aldo Romano, Daniel Humair, Surya
| website = {{URL|www.didierlockwood.com}}
}}
Didier Lockwood (11 February 1956 – 18 February 2018) was a French violinist. He played in the French rock band Magma in the 1970s, and was known for his use of electric amplification and his experimentation with different sounds on the electric violin.
Career
In 1979, Lockwood released his first album as a leader, New World,[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r142889|pure_url=yes}} New World] review at Allmusic and recorded more than 20 albums.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p6994|pure_url=yes}} Discography] at Allmusic In 1994, he moved to New York City for two years. During that time he recorded two albums, New York Rendez Vous and Storyboard.{{cite web |title=DIDIER_LOCKWOOD |url=http://www.francodiff.org/uploads/6f875626ce3f3cf47a47d9738cae2d7b08d17354/DIDIER_LOCKWOOD.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914122329/http://www.francodiff.org/uploads/6f875626ce3f3cf47a47d9738cae2d7b08d17354/DIDIER_LOCKWOOD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2016 |access-date=19 August 2016 |date=14 September 2016}} Lockwood's influences include violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. He started playing electric violin after hearing Ponty on the album King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa. Another important influence was Frenchman Stéphane Grappelli. In 2000, Lockwood recorded a tribute album to Grappelli. Lockwood passed away on February 18, 2018.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/didier-lockwood-french-jazz-violinist-dies-suddenly-at-62-8208246/|title=Didier Lockwood, French Jazz Violinist, Dies Suddenly at 62|magazine=Billboard|date=February 19, 2018}}
Discography
=In Magma=
On some Magma albums, Lockwood is listed under his Kobaïan name: Stöth Malawëlëkaahm.Liner Notes CD: Archiw I-II (Sudio Zünd (2008)), p. 34.
=As leader=
- Thank You Friends with Francois Cahen (Atlantic, 1978)
- New World (MPS, 1979)
- Surya (Inner City, 1980)
- Live in Montreux (Pausa, 1980)
- Fusion (JMS, 1981)
- Fasten Seat Belts (JMS, 1982)
- Trio (JMS, 1983)
- The Kid (MPS, 1983)
- Out of the Blue (Gramavision, 1985)
- Rhythm & BLU (Gramavision, 1986)
- Absolutely Live (JMS, 1986)
- 1.2.3.4 (JMS, 1987)
- Au Clair de La Lune (JMS, 1989)
- Lune Froide (JMS, 1991)
- Colors (Nuevos Medios, 1991)
- Caron/Ecay/Lockwood (JMS, 1992)
- For Evans Sake (JMS, 1992)
- Solal Lockwood (JMS, 1993)
- Onztet de Violon Jazz (JMS, 1994)
- New York Rendez-Vous (JMS, 1995)
- Storyboard (Dreyfus, 1996)
- Round About Silence (Dreyfus, 1998)
- Omkara (Dreyfus, 2001)
- Globe Trotter (Universal, 2003)
- Les Mouettes (EmArcy, 2005)
- Tribute to Stephane Grappelli (Dreyfus, 2006)
- Le Jazz & La Diva (Ames/Harmonia Mundi 2006)
- Waltz Club (EmArcy, 2006)
- La Reine Soleil (Ames, 2007)
- For Stephane (Ames, 2008)
- Le Jazz & La Diva Opus II (Ames, 2008)
- Brothers (Ames, 2009)
- Apesantar (Fremeaux, 2016)
- Open Doors (Ames/Okeh/Sony, 2017)
Gallery
Image:DidierLockwood07.JPG|Didier Lockwood in concert (1992)
Image:LockwoodDidier1984.jpg|Didier Lockwood in concert, International Jazz Festival Prague, Lucerna Hall, 1984
References
External links
- [http://www.didierlockwood.com/ Official website]
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p6994|label=Didier Lockwood}}
- {{imdb name|id=0516964}}
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Category:French jazz violinists
Category:21st-century French violinists
Category:21st-century French male musicians
Category:French male jazz musicians
Category:Gramavision Records artists
Category:20th-century French violinists