Grégoire Maret

Review:

This is the seventy third in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.

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One of the top jazz harmonica players to emerge since the prime of Toots Thielemans, Grégoire Maret has carved out a place for himself in the modern jazz scene.

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Maret has been in great demand since the late 1990s, working with Andy Milne, Jacky Terrasson, David Sanborn, Jimmy Scott, Steve Coleman, Jeff “Tain Watts,” Cassandra Wilson, Charlie Hunter, Marcus Miller, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Kurt Elling, Sean Jones, Quincy Jones and many others.

On this LiveStream rom June 8, 2020, Maret performs picturesque and thoughtful music with guitarist Bill Frisell and pianist Romain Collin, creating a sort of modern Americana music that is similar to some of Frisell’s recent projects and quite heartwarming.

-Scott Yanow