UZEB Reunion

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UZEB Reunion

Postby beat hit » Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:39 pm

Nice news... Tour dates to be announced

https://www.facebook.com/UZEBofficial/

"UZEB ANNOUNCE THEIR R3UNION TOUR
Jazz | Rock | Fusion legends UZEB from Montreal announce their long-awaited comeback tour after over 25 years of absence !
UZEB: Here are 4 letters and a sound that still resonates in the audience’s ears since their inception in 1976 and throughout the 80s. They gave their last farewell concert at the height of their popularity at the Montreal Jazz Festival in an outdoor concert in front of a crowd of 96,000 in 1992. UZEB had now secured their spot amongst the greats.
A few months ago, guitarist Michel Cusson, bassist Alain Caron and drummer Paul Brochu casually met for a friendly get-together. As they spoke they quickly recognized that the musical spark that had set them off 40 years ago was still intact. They quickly found themselves in a rehearsal studio going through their material: UZEB WAS BACK !
UZEB was considered to be one of the first Jazz Fusion groups in the world; one of the most popular and respected of the genre with over 500,000 albums sold and over 1000 concerts worldwide. Critics often noted that their innovative sound design was ahead of its time and their absolute musical mastery propelled the group to the forefront of the Jazz fusion landscape in the eighties.
Thought out its career, UZEB won nine ADISQ awards including Group of the Year in 1984 and 1989. They were also awarded the Oscar Peterson Lifetime Achievement Award by the Montreal Jazz Festival in 1991.
Today Michel, Alain and Paul have reunited to offer once again the highest-level of musical performance and wizardry that made them famous in their heyday. The UZEB: R3UNION Tour will highlight music from their ten albums as well as brand new material, while modernizing the state-of-the-art sound that defines them and sets them apart.
This is a unique opportunity for all, from die-hard fans who followed the group to those who dreamed of seeing them light up the stage one more time, because UZEB IS BACK !
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LE SPHINX /JEAN-MARIE SALHANI
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1982 (By Joe Beck)


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1990.. Nice Drum solo here...


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Re: UZEB Reunion

Postby beat hit » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:29 am

Nice rare one with Didier Lockwood as they were still in a Quartet format..

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Re: UZEB Reunion

Postby beat hit » Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:22 pm

These dudes definitely matured well...

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Junk funk (35 years later)


Slinky suite + drums solo


60 Rue des Lombards + drums solo
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Re: UZEB Reunion

Postby beat hit » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:42 am

Paul's featured on the new Drumhead magazine October issue #63, the one with Omar Hakim on the cover... Nice interview, Well deserved! Interviewed by HODer "renardvert"! :)
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Re: UZEB Reunion

Postby renardvert » Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:20 am

Hey! You've seen that? Great!! :)
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Re: UZEB Reunion

Postby beat hit » Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:36 pm

Ya.. I stopped by the store by chance, I seldom buy drum magazines these days. Was in a rush so I bought it only because Omar was on the cover, not giving it much thought... Pleasantly surprised I was! Good thing I stopped by! That dude is my hero and he's not getting much coverage in the English world. That's one reason I make sure he's exposed here on HOD... I mean to be on Michel Legrand's preferred list... Don Alias had fun playing with UZEB in the 80's because of Paul, Don loved the Gino Vannelli NY gig so much that he asked Paul to tour with his Don Alias Group in 99-00 or so (internal politics influenced otherwise). He's one of those who will elevate the musicianship of a band, because he knows what it takes to "make things happen" musically... Yep, he's the Dude! :)

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