Pierre Bensusan

About Pierre Bensusan

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Intuite

Altiplanos

Encore

Recent Press Releases

Awards

 

  • Ards Guitar Festival Lifetime Achievment Award (Northern Ireland 2014)
  • IMA Award for Best Live Album, for "Encore" (USA 2014)
  • "Album of the Month for "Encore" in Guitarra Totale Magazine (Spain 2013)
  • "Intuite" named second Best Acoustic Album of all times in Guitarra Totale Magazine (Spain 2013)
  • Guitar Player Magazine Readers choice award, for 2008 Best World Music Guitar Player (USA)
  • 2002 AFIM (American Association for Independent Music) Award for Best Acoustic Instrumental Album
  • Album du Mois/Album of the Month (Journal de Montreal/Canada)
  • Album of the Year (fRoots/UK)
  • Best Albums (Guitarist Magazine/UK)
  • Bravo de la Redaction (Trad. Mag./France)
  • Naird Award for "SolilaÏ" (USA 1983)
  • Grand Prix du Disque Rose d'Or at the Montreux Festival for "Près de Paris" (Switzerland 1976)

Discography

Pierre's brand new album AZWAN available on CD
AZWAN
To celebrate 40 years of live performance and recording from this tireless troubadour 1974 – 2014 Dadgad Music is releasing ENCORE a triple CD live album
ENCORE
Following his 9th solo guitar instrumental album Intuite, that won several awards, and Altiplanos which made Pierre the 2008 Reader's Choice of Guitar Player Magazine Award winner (USA) for Best World Music Guitar Player, Pierre Bensusan celebrates his 35th career anniversary and is now offering a 10th solo album, entitled Vividly.
VIVIDLY
Collectors box set of Pierre Bensusan's complete works from 1975-2010 (9 albums + 1 Compilation). Now also includes Pierre's latest album 'Vividly' free of charge!
COMPLETE WORKS BOX SET, PLUS VIVIDLY
A LA CARTE is a selection composed of titles extracted from Pierre's 9 first albums, with a live version of Intuite as a bonus track. This compilation is a perfect introduction to Pierre Bensusan's musical universe.
A LA CARTE
For a follow up to his acclaimed 2000's solo instrumental recording Intuite, here is Altiplanos, a 10th solo album, showcasing a varied program of gorgeous vocal numbers, provocative improvised pieces, intimate ballads and strikingly original composed works.
ALTIPLANOS
Award winning solo album 'Intuite' won AFIM Best Acoustic Instrumental Album in 2002.
INTUITE
Recorded live at one of Paris’ most famous Jazz venues, the New Morning Club - duet collaboration with long time friend and music partner, wind instrumentalist, Didier Malherbe who formed the band Gong with David Allen. Pierre and Didier at their inimitable best, very special!
LIVE IN PARIS
On his long-awaited 1994 release (his sixth album), Pierre Bensusan presents a work of mature beauty, depth, and variety. Wu Wei is a sometimes Gershwinesque collection of five instrumentals and Four vocals with French & English lyrics + bonus tracks. There's North African, jazz, new age, pop and folk flavours, served up to create the classical Bensusan mix of modern harmonies, songs, jazz brains and this unique fingerstylist's touch.
WU WEI
Spices showcases Pierre's fluid orchestral sound and amazing technique, and combines gorgeous guitar solos with vivid ensemble pieces. The tunes range from light swinging Jazz to Latin, from Baroque to Middle Eastern, Funk and Vocal Tracks. Taste the Spices of Pierre Bensusan, a rich blend of melodies and moods, as original as it is irresistable.
SPICES
Solilaï is Pierre's first original material album. In 1983, it received a special mention at the Naird Indie Awards in the Jazz category. With Didier Malherbe’s stunning flutes and soprano sax, Solilaï is one of the most compelling acoustic guitar showcases, a classic.
SOLILAI
Recorded in 1979, this is Pierre's first instrumental album, with warm atmosphere, between originals and covers.
MUSIQUES
Pierre Bensusan 2 is an eclectic mix of songs and instrumental pieces exploring both contemporary, French and celtic traditions, a cross-over with Free Jazz, quite innovative with a strong atmosphere throughout. Le Roi Renaud was Pierre’s hit song.
PIERRE BENSUSAN 2
Pierre’s first recording at the age of 17. Près de Paris was awarded The Grand Prix du Disque for Folk Music at the Montreux Festival in 1976. Very folk orientated with an already distinctive, mature guitar style and musicality. All of Pierre trademarks are here. A classic, historical work, paving the way for many guitarists.
PRES DE PARIS