Paul Lay
Paul Lay (born on July 22, 1984) is a French jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who first rose to fame as a member of avant-garde jazz ensemble Ping Machine. Lay has participated in and won several jazz competitions, most notably the Concours National de Jazz de la Défense in 2008. After studying at the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris under Riccardo Del Fra, Lay joined his mentor’s quintet and released Unveiling (2010), his studio debut as a solo artist. He followed up with Mikado (2014), which was recorded as a quartet with saxophonist Antonin-Tri Hoang, double-bassist Clemens Van Der Feen, and drummer Dré Pallemaerts. The album won a Grand Prix Jazz by the Charles-Cros Academy and earned Lay an award for French Revelation of the Year by Jazz Magazine the following year. In 2017, the jazz virtuoso came back with Alcazar Memories, a reimagining of the Provençal repertoire, and The Party, a collection of songs inspired by Blake Edward’s homonymous film. In subsequent years, he collaborated with trumpeter Éric Le Lann on the Louis Armstrong tribute Thanks a Million (2018) and explored American spirituals of the late 19th century and early 20th century on Deep Rivers (2020). A year later, Paul Lay returned with the album Full Solo, in which he reimagined the works of Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Alcazar Memories / The Party
Moderne jazz - Released by LABORIE Jazz on 17 feb. 2017
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The Party (feat. Dré Pallemaerts & Clemens Van Der Feen)
Moderne jazz - Released by LABORIE Jazz on 17 feb. 2017
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Unveiling
Moderne jazz - Released by LABORIE Jazz on 2 mrt. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Alcazar Memories
Vocale jazz - Released by LABORIE Jazz on 17 feb. 2017
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Deep Rivers
Jazz - Released by LABORIE Jazz on 10 jan. 2020
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Blue in Green (Tribute to Bill Evans)
Paul Lay, Clemens van der Feen, Dré Pallemaerts
Jazz - Released by Scala Music on 9 dec. 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mikado
Moderne jazz - Released by LABORIE Jazz on 6 feb. 2014
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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La Lettre à Élise, WoO 59 (Arr. for Jazz Piano)
Jazz - Released by Gazebo on 21 mei 2021
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight Sonata", Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto (Arr. for Jazz Piano)
Jazz - Released by Gazebo on 4 jun. 2021
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Blue in Green
Paul Lay, Dré Pallemaerts, Clemens van der Feen
Jazz - Released by Scala Music on 2 dec. 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo