MAGIC MALIK
Genres: Nu Jazz, Post Bop, World Fusion, RnB, Eclectic Fusion, African Fusion • Ivory Coast

Magic Malik, one of the greatest French jazz flautist, navigates between jazz, pop, electro or contemporary music. His originality, besides an unusual technique, is his exuberant playing and the use of numerous cries and chants in his flute, called growl. As such, he can be considered an indirect heir to Roland Kirk. Magic Malik (Malik Mezzadri) was born in Abidjan in Ivory Coast and grew up in Guadeloupe where he learned the flute. At 17, he joined the metropolis, joined the Marseille Conservatory and left it with a 1st prize in flute. He then joined the reggae group Human Spirit with whom he discovered improvisation on stage and played for 10 years. At the same time, he multiplied collaborations like Laurent Garnier and St Germain then he met the jazz saxophonist Julien Lourau and in 1998 joined his group, the Groove Gang. In 2000, he founded the Magic Malik Orchestra. On read more...