Alain Mion

Alain Mion
Background information
Born (1947-01-14) January 14, 1947 (age 79)
Casablanca, Morocco
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • pianist
  • musician
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1974–present
Member ofCortex

Alain Mion (born January 14, 1947) is a French pianist, composer, arranger, jazz singer, who serves as leader of the band Cortex.

Musical career

Influenced by Bobby Timmons, Ray Charles and Les McCann, his style varies between jazz, soul jazz and "funky music".

Mion created the jazz funk group Cortex in 1974, before embarking upon a career under his own name in 1982.

Cortex's albums "Troupeau Bleu" and Volume 2 have been re-released several times and sampled by many hip-hop artists, rappers and DJs.

Discography

With Cortex

Under his own name

Re-releases

Other albums and compilations

References

  1. ↑ Lejarde, Arielle Lana (11 October 2022). "How Cortex's 'Troupeau Bleu' Became Hip-Hop's Favorite French Jazz Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Ritchie, Matthew (17 October 2022). "A Conversation With Alain Mion of French Jazz-Fusion Legends Cortex". Passion of the Weiss. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Musique. "Troupeau bleu", l'album de jazz français que les rappeurs américains préfèrent". Courrier International. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.