MICHEL EDELIN
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, 21st Century Modern, Jazz Related Soundtracks • France

Mentionned in "The Dictionary of the Jazz" (Laffond) he is recognized in "The Great Creators of Jazz" (Bordas) as an authentic one specialist of the flute jazz.  He is among the four flute players quoted by a Jazz Hot prize list (with Dave Valentin,James Moody and Sonny Fortune)  "Exclusicve" flutist of initial training self-taught , he gainss several soloist's price. He begins by interpreting Monk, Coltrane, Mingus, Miles Davis…and stays, as Jeremy Steig , Roland Kirk or Eric Dolphy among those are situated that make of the flute a mean of original but separated expression, by pushing aside it from its image of secondary instrument in stereotypical mind. Flute player in "Triode" , leader in "Flutes Rencontre" (Flute Meeting). Two groups and two records (whom he writes the main part of the music) which open him the doors of concerts and international festivals.  He forms then jazz quartets to read more...