Voice' dreams

After being an actor at the age of 15, Catherine Jauniaux started her vocal career in the early 80s 

with Aksak Maboul and Des Airs (published by the famous label Crammed discs) 

beside Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Marc Hollander and other figures of the avant-garde of that period.

She had her first album "Fluvial" with the english experimental artist Tim Hodgkinson (from Henry Cow)
before to join New-York downtown scene in the 90s
where she used to collaborate with the famous cello player Tom Cora
as well with Marc Ribot, Christian Marclay, David Moss,

 Zeena Parkins, Ikue Mori and many other figures of this period.

"With stunning ease, she invents imaginary conversations where several protagonists spring from deep in her throat, 
like rabbits out of a hat, like actors from Japanese Noh theatre."

Comin back in south of France in the late 90s, she played with ErikM, Carole Rieussec, Jean François Pauvros, Sophie Agnel, Phil Minton, Ted Milton, and many others...

"Catherine Jauniaux explore depuis l’adolescence l'art d'utiliser la voix comme un instrument, dans tous les contextes qui mettent en œuvre la création instantanée : théâtre, concert, danse, arts plastiques, bande-dessinée chantée. 
Derrière la grâce et la fragilité, un univers en résonance avec les paysages intérieurs de ceux qui écoutent... 
Froissements d'élytres, écoulement d'eaux murmurantes, envols nocturnes de créatures soyeuses, sanglots opératiques, ondoiements flûtés, mélodies fantômes surgies de folklores incendiés, ballades extra-terrestres, cinéma invisible..." 
 Anaïs Prosaïc

solo at L'espace en cours - 11/09/2016

Ses performances toujours passionnantes mêlent gravité et humour, 

exploration sonore et émotion, abstraction et mélodie. 

"Elle s’inspire souvent de musiques traditionnelles (réelles ou imaginaires) du monde entier, 

mais reste davantage Frères Grimm que professeur d’ethnomusicologie".

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These last months, she is an active member of "Le Grand 8" 

an improvisation orchestra located in Marseille.

and last week, she performed in a trio 

with the saxophone player François Wong and the trombone player Olivier Bost,

for an amazing concert.

trio live in Marseille, somewhere in "Belle de Mai" - july 2019 (excerpt)

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