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NEWS


In 2013, François and Louis Moutin have created a new band

the
MOUTIN FACTORY QUINTET
featuring
François Moutin - upright bass
Louis Moutin - drums
Manu Codjia - guitar
Thomas Enhco - piano
Christophe Monniot - alto & sopranino saxophone


During the first half of 2013, while they were intensively touring with
the Moutin Reunion Quartet both in Europe and in the USA, they have
spent 4 days in a studio in Paris with this new quintet.

The very first performance of the Moutin Factory Quintet
took place at the famous festival Jazz in Marciac in August 2013.

The first album "Lucky People" was released in September 2013,
and the band has been touring intensively in France from October through December 2013,
performing in festivals like Nancy Jazz Pulsation, D'Jazz Nevers, as well as
in prestigious venue like the Olympia in Paris, etc...

The album is already a success in Europe and the band
was presented in New York in January 2014 at the APAP convention.

In June 2014, the Moutin Factory Quintet will be on its very first
tour in the USA.


They will play many cities from south to north (Durham, NC - Hattiesburg, MS - New Orleans, LA
Atlanta, GA - Cleveland, OH - Ann Arbour, MI - Detroit, MI - Chicago, IL - New York, NY)

They will be back in France in July to play concerts in the summer jazz festivals,
including one in the roman theater of Jazz à Vienne.




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Monk's Medley
bass&dms duet by François Moutin & Louis Moutin







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In March 2010, the Moutin Reunion Quartet has released its 5th album


Soul Dancers


front cover Soul Dancers


(recorded in Sept. 09)

 



CHECK THE VIDEO OF THE CONCERT AT JAZZ IN MARCIAC :
CLICK HERE !



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previous CD release
 

"SHARP TURNS"


 

Recorded in March 2007, in New York,
at studio Systems Two (Brooklyn),
this new album has been released early november 2007
on the label Bluejazz (USA) and Nocturne (Europe).
A limited edition has been released as a dual disc
(a CD / DVD including, as a bonus, a video of a performance
in Chicago at the Skokie Theater)



To watch the video live at skokie, click here


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The Moutin Reunion Quartet has released its third album in september 2005 :

SOMETHING LIKE NOW

To download samples in MP3 format, click here


To download MP3 samples, click here

 
US release on Lightyear/WEA August 30th 2005

Europe release September 12th 2005 on the label NOCTURNE (World except USA)


The "Something Like Now" video clip :






all photos are the property of Ursula K. and are used with her permission.
45 photos of the January 2007 US tour are available on her blog, click here 







Back in 1999 Louis and Francois Moutin decided to form THE MOUTIN REUNION QUARTET in order to perform their original compositions. They had a common desire: to create music expressing the energy of life; full of emotion and spontaneity - a music close to them, to what they intimately feel, inhabited by Jazz' spirit, swing and grooves, inviting listeners and musicians to celebrate beauty and imagination.


They are sharing this desire with their two outstandingly skilled partners: the amazingly talented pianist Pierre de Bethmann and the immensely gifted saxophonist Rick Margitza. Not only Rick is a former partner of Mr. Miles Davis, but also both he and Pierre can pride themselves on their profoundly creative and extremely successful respective solo careers.

Since six years, the band is touring through both America and Europe, performing for more and more big and enthousiastic audiences.

In 2007 they will release their fourth album (in November), on Nocturne / Blujazz
Moutin Reunion Quartet receives valuable assistance from the following organizations: 
 The contents of this website are © 2001 Moutin. Photographs are the property of Ursula K. and are used with her permission. Hosted by Internet Planners.We are happy to announce that MRQ returns to North America in 2007. Check out the schedule here.