Magma - A Tribute To John Coltrane

Christian Vander will turn 60 at the end of this month. Magma will turn 40 next year. Three shows will celebrate this event in the Casino de Paris in February 2009. No doubt it will be sold out. Sold out, like last Monday’s performance of Christian Vander and his friends at the Cité de la Musique (1 400 +).
Magma? What is Magma? Who is Magma? You remember, two years ago, I briefly introduced to you this one and only incredible band in a short post… Christian Vander (drummer/composer/singer) is the charismatic leader of this unique musical progressive rock band and the creator of an original music universe called Kobaïa. Mostly inspired by the music of John Coltrane, Stockhausen, Carl Orff and Chet Baker, even Frank Zappa – among others – Christian Vander built an amazing and imaginative music that has never been equalled since 40 years.

To come back to Magma's show, last Monday, the first part introduced a new symphonic rock creation from Magma called Ëmehntëht-Rê which will be released in CD pretty soon. The second part was mostly a tribute to John Coltrane’s music. The encore showed Christian Vander, alone, leaving his drums behind, offering himself in an unbelievable a’cappela singing that amazed all the audience.
Still alive, strong and in a great shape after so many years, Mister Christian Vander, happy many returns!

Web and label:

seventhrecords.com
MySpace: myspace.com/magmaofficial
Christian Vander Trio: christian-vander-jazz.com

Magma - Nebehr Gudahtt .mp3
John Coltrane - Resolution .mp3
Carl Orff - O Fortuna .mp3