🎸 Yan Vagh
Composer and Guitarist
Yan Vagh, composer and guitarist
🎭 Master of Musical Fusion
Yan Vagh embodies the art of contemporary musical fusion. Born in Paris of Hungarian origin, he masterfully blends jazz, classical and popular music, creating a unique musical language that has captivated the greatest international stages and collaborated with legends of French music.
📖 Biography and Collaborations
🌟 Prestigious Collaborations
Born in Paris, of Hungarian origin, Yan Vagh has worked with Claude Barthélémy, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Mico Nissim, Gérard Marais, Didier Malherbe, Gong, Gwendal, Fontaine et Areski, Pierre Vassiliu, or as an arranger for Johnny Halliday.
He also composes for theater and advertising...
🎼 Classical Training
Self-taught classical studies (orchestration, harmony) allow him to approach composition for classical formations. His work "Dodecatuor" is performed in concert by the Orchestra of Haute Normandie and recorded on disc (published by Fnac Musique) by members of the Paris Orchestra.
🎵 Musical Style and Innovation
💫 "Fusion born from the refinement of jazz, the lyricism of classical music and the energy of popular music"
Nourished by his classical training and jazz experience, Yan also integrates other musical influences into his compositions and playing to create a unique style that garners enthusiasm.
🏛️ Institutional Recognition
- His guitar pieces appear in the Catalog of Lemoine and Billaudot editions
- His Classical Quartet is welcomed at the Festival de la Butte Montmartre
- The Festival de la Butte Montmartre welcomes him for his creation for Jazz Quintet
🎭 Stages and Current Collaborations
🎪 Pierre Bensusan says about him:
"This is the feat that Yan Vagh achieves with 'La Yellow Note' [1998 Déclic Virgin]. A dazzling, fluid, open and tamed technique, synthesis of multiple guitar experiences, in service of an uncompromising sonic world, rich and stripped down, rooted but free, reflection of a vision and an Urgency."
🎤 Prestigious Stages
As leader or soloist, Yan performs with various formations in Paris at New Morning, at Glaz'Art, at the Opéra Bastille, as well as at the Glastonbury Festival.
🎸 Trio and Residencies
He creates his Trio with percussionist Xavier Dessandre Navarre and bassist Ernek Evci. The "Club des sept Lézards" in Paris offers him a residency from March 2000.
Yan now focuses on a duo with Jean-Félix Lalanne, creating a common repertoire born from the crossed perspective of these two guitarist-composers.
💿 Discography
- La Yellow Note ("Collection Guitaristes" Globe Sony)
- L'illusion du secret (WMD)
- Bloom (Sonopresse)
Alongside his activities as composer and musician, Yan works with conservatories and music schools, organizes workshops for guitarists of all levels.
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📍 Guitar Pickers Association
Yan Vagh represents innovation and creativity in contemporary French guitar. Join Guitar Pickers Association to discover this unique fusion approach and share the passion for guitar composition.