Michael Magalon
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| name = Michael Magalon
| image =
| alt = Modern Jazz Artist
| caption = Magalon Performing at Festival Un Soir Autour Du Monde 2009
| birth_name = Michael Magalon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|8|24}}
| birth_place = Ougrée, Belgium
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Musician, composer, club manager
| years_active = 1993–
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| website = {{URL|michaelmagalon.com}}
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Michael Magalon (born 24 August 1975) is a Belgian jazz bassist, guitarist, and composer.
Biography
Magalon started playing classical guitar at 12. At 18, he composed the music for the play Couleur de Femmes by Jacques Henrard adapted by Marc Gooris][http://users.skynet.be/compagniedelagrandeourse/Historique.htm Historique] (1993).
After gaining experience with a number of bands Magalon studied at the Jazz Studio][http://www.jazzstudio.be/ Jazz Studio][http://glconnection.over-blog.fr/article-10532991.html Claude Nobs, personnalité de l'année au Midem 2007 - GL Connection, le blog de Gildas Lefeuvre] in Antwerp.
Later, he started to play the bass influenced by the modern jazz band Aka Moon and the bassist Michel Hatzigeorgiou.
Magalon has worked with Belgian jazz musicians such as Jeroen Van Herzeele, Bart Defoort,[http://sowarex.be/artists/bart-defoort/ Artiste Bart Defoort - Igloo Records] Stephane Mercier,[http://users.swing.be/stephane.mercier/ Stephane Mercier official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503215551/http://users.swing.be/stephane.mercier/ |date=2010-05-03 }} Dominic Ntoumos{{Cite web |url=http://jazzques.skynetblogs.be/archive/2008/11/03/ntoumos-transition-cd-release-a-la-fnac.html |title=Ntoumos "Transition" - CD Release à la Fnac : Jazzques |access-date=2010-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818211620/http://jazzques.skynetblogs.be/archive/2008/11/03/ntoumos-transition-cd-release-a-la-fnac.html |archive-date=2011-08-18 |url-status=dead }} and musicians from rock and funk like Rudy Lenners (Scorpions), Rudy Trouvé (dEUS, Kiss My Jazz, Dead Man Ray), and Nick Van Gelder.
In 2007, Magalon performed at the MIDEM{{Cite web |url=http://www.pianobleu.com/actuel/communique20061128.html |title=Midem 2007 Les temps forts Musique Classique et Jazz |access-date=2010-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128185135/http://pianobleu.com/actuel/communique20061128.html |archive-date=2010-11-28 |url-status=dead }} of Cannes in France with his drumless trio featuring Stephane Mercier on saxophone and Georges Hermans[http://www.wbm.be/dbfiles/biofr612_TrioFR.pdf Trio0FRjaune.pub] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614215213/http://www.wbm.be/dbfiles/biofr612_TrioFR.pdf |date=2011-06-14 }} on piano.
In 2008 Magalon decided to take a break from playing professionally, only to experiment with the other side of music, working as manager for the Engine Room Club in South East England. He welcomed bands like the Germs, Hed PE, The Addicts, inMe, Discharge, Acid Mothers Temple, Death Angel.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ccdison.be/presence/Presence_312-11-2009_web.pdf Presence, Centre Culturel Dison, Issue 312, Nov 2009]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706132719/http://www.artistesbelges.be/biography.php?artiste=722 Artistes Belges, November 2010]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716060238/http://www.maisondujazz.be/fr/hot/hot.htm#midis Maison du Jazz, February 2007]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716190816/http://www.talentris.com/Magalon,-Hermans,-Mercier-articlev1n-number-2719.html Talentris 16 May 2007]
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Category:Belgian jazz guitarists
Category:Belgian expatriates in England