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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Olivier Ker Ourio<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Life As It Is<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Olive
\nKer Ourio<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Life As It Is<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIn 2020, following some difficult situations, the harmonica player had lost the desire to compose and tell stories. This happens to many jazz musicians at some point in their lives. Today, he has rediscovered joy, harmony, and serenity. And this is evident throughout his new album. An act of resistance? More like resilience. By choosing to let go, Ker Ourio trusted his suddenly renewed desire to compose beautiful, danceable melodies. "Playing the harmonica is almost like being a singer." And this is evident from the very first track of the CD. Through the natural fluidity of his phrasing and the precision of his timing, through the variety of his timbre and effects, through his elegant slides and sensual purrs, a kind of "cooing meow" (Colette), Ker Ourio sings and enchants.<\/p>\nDuring a 2023 tribute to his Master Toots at the Jazz Club de Dunkerque with Andr\u00e9 Charlier and Beno\u00eet Sourisse, a nearly telepathic tandem, he realised that the shared joy of playing together demanded that this close musical partnership continue. It quickly became obvious: there is something of Eddy Louiss in Sourisse, in the way he makes his B3 purr and roar within rolling, gently swaying rhythms. As a bonus, two tracks reveal the delightful blend of three instrumental timbres: the voluptuous union of the \u201cmouth organ\u201d with the Hammond organ and Andy Narell\u2019s steel drums.<\/p>\n
The album also brings a revelation: guitarist Mathis Cordier (remember the name!), only 22 years old and newly arrived in Paris, with roots in R\u00e9union, French Guiana, and the Marquesas Islands. Here, in his own free and singular way, he picks up the torch passed down from beyond the grave by Sylvain Luc.<\/p>\n
Pascal Anquetil \u2013 CHOC JAZZMAGAZINE APRIL 2026<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Life As It Is<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Olive
\nKer Ourio<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Life As It Is<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIn 2020, following some difficult situations, the harmonica player had lost the desire to compose and tell stories. This happens to many jazz musicians at some point in their lives. Today, he has rediscovered joy, harmony, and serenity. And this is evident throughout his new album. An act of resistance? More like resilience. By choosing to let go, Ker Ourio trusted his suddenly renewed desire to compose beautiful, danceable melodies. "Playing the harmonica is almost like being a singer." And this is evident from the very first track of the CD. Through the natural fluidity of his phrasing and the precision of his timing, through the variety of his timbre and effects, through his elegant slides and sensual purrs, a kind of "cooing meow" (Colette), Ker Ourio sings and enchants.<\/p>\nDuring a 2023 tribute to his Master Toots at the Jazz Club de Dunkerque with Andr\u00e9 Charlier and Beno\u00eet Sourisse, a nearly telepathic tandem, he realised that the shared joy of playing together demanded that this close musical partnership continue. It quickly became obvious: there is something of Eddy Louiss in Sourisse, in the way he makes his B3 purr and roar within rolling, gently swaying rhythms. As a bonus, two tracks reveal the delightful blend of three instrumental timbres: the voluptuous union of the \u201cmouth organ\u201d with the Hammond organ and Andy Narell\u2019s steel drums.<\/p>\n
The album also brings a revelation: guitarist Mathis Cordier (remember the name!), only 22 years old and newly arrived in Paris, with roots in R\u00e9union, French Guiana, and the Marquesas Islands. Here, in his own free and singular way, he picks up the torch passed down from beyond the grave by Sylvain Luc.<\/p>\n
Pascal Anquetil \u2013 CHOC JAZZMAGAZINE APRIL 2026<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Olive
\nKer Ourio<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Life As It Is<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIn 2020, following some difficult situations, the harmonica player had lost the desire to compose and tell stories. This happens to many jazz musicians at some point in their lives. Today, he has rediscovered joy, harmony, and serenity. And this is evident throughout his new album. An act of resistance? More like resilience. By choosing to let go, Ker Ourio trusted his suddenly renewed desire to compose beautiful, danceable melodies. "Playing the harmonica is almost like being a singer." And this is evident from the very first track of the CD. Through the natural fluidity of his phrasing and the precision of his timing, through the variety of his timbre and effects, through his elegant slides and sensual purrs, a kind of "cooing meow" (Colette), Ker Ourio sings and enchants.<\/p>\nDuring a 2023 tribute to his Master Toots at the Jazz Club de Dunkerque with Andr\u00e9 Charlier and Beno\u00eet Sourisse, a nearly telepathic tandem, he realised that the shared joy of playing together demanded that this close musical partnership continue. It quickly became obvious: there is something of Eddy Louiss in Sourisse, in the way he makes his B3 purr and roar within rolling, gently swaying rhythms. As a bonus, two tracks reveal the delightful blend of three instrumental timbres: the voluptuous union of the \u201cmouth organ\u201d with the Hammond organ and Andy Narell\u2019s steel drums.<\/p>\n
The album also brings a revelation: guitarist Mathis Cordier (remember the name!), only 22 years old and newly arrived in Paris, with roots in R\u00e9union, French Guiana, and the Marquesas Islands. Here, in his own free and singular way, he picks up the torch passed down from beyond the grave by Sylvain Luc.<\/p>\n
Pascal Anquetil \u2013 CHOC JAZZMAGAZINE APRIL 2026<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Life As It Is<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nIn 2020, following some difficult situations, the harmonica player had lost the desire to compose and tell stories. This happens to many jazz musicians at some point in their lives. Today, he has rediscovered joy, harmony, and serenity. And this is evident throughout his new album. An act of resistance? More like resilience. By choosing to let go, Ker Ourio trusted his suddenly renewed desire to compose beautiful, danceable melodies. "Playing the harmonica is almost like being a singer." And this is evident from the very first track of the CD. Through the natural fluidity of his phrasing and the precision of his timing, through the variety of his timbre and effects, through his elegant slides and sensual purrs, a kind of "cooing meow" (Colette), Ker Ourio sings and enchants.<\/p>\nDuring a 2023 tribute to his Master Toots at the Jazz Club de Dunkerque with Andr\u00e9 Charlier and Beno\u00eet Sourisse, a nearly telepathic tandem, he realised that the shared joy of playing together demanded that this close musical partnership continue. It quickly became obvious: there is something of Eddy Louiss in Sourisse, in the way he makes his B3 purr and roar within rolling, gently swaying rhythms. As a bonus, two tracks reveal the delightful blend of three instrumental timbres: the voluptuous union of the \u201cmouth organ\u201d with the Hammond organ and Andy Narell\u2019s steel drums.<\/p>\n
The album also brings a revelation: guitarist Mathis Cordier (remember the name!), only 22 years old and newly arrived in Paris, with roots in R\u00e9union, French Guiana, and the Marquesas Islands. Here, in his own free and singular way, he picks up the torch passed down from beyond the grave by Sylvain Luc.<\/p>\n
Pascal Anquetil \u2013 CHOC JAZZMAGAZINE APRIL 2026<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
During a 2023 tribute to his Master Toots at the Jazz Club de Dunkerque with Andr\u00e9 Charlier and Beno\u00eet Sourisse, a nearly telepathic tandem, he realised that the shared joy of playing together demanded that this close musical partnership continue. It quickly became obvious: there is something of Eddy Louiss in Sourisse, in the way he makes his B3 purr and roar within rolling, gently swaying rhythms. As a bonus, two tracks reveal the delightful blend of three instrumental timbres: the voluptuous union of the \u201cmouth organ\u201d with the Hammond organ and Andy Narell\u2019s steel drums.<\/p>\n
The album also brings a revelation: guitarist Mathis Cordier (remember the name!), only 22 years old and newly arrived in Paris, with roots in R\u00e9union, French Guiana, and the Marquesas Islands. Here, in his own free and singular way, he picks up the torch passed down from beyond the grave by Sylvain Luc.<\/p>\n
Pascal Anquetil \u2013 CHOC JAZZMAGAZINE APRIL 2026<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>