Brigitte Fontaine, who is now an ageless 73, is a remarkable singer, songwriter, jazz artist, figure in the electronica movement, as well as a novelist, poet, and playwright. To me she's a combination of performance artist, art-song-pop singer, and genius. She has worked with Sonic Youth, Stereolab, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Grace Jones, Jacques Higelin and the great arranger and songwriter Jean-Claude Vannnier. Here are some of her highlights. Oh, and she started off doing songs by Boris Vian!
Galerie Denis Cooper presents … Shozo Shimamoto
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‘Born in Osaka, Japan in 1928, Shozo Shimamoto is a very influential
member of the famous Gutai Group, formed in 1954 by other well-known
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Happy Birthday Elliott Gould
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Happy Birthday to one of the all-time greats and one of the coolest of the
cool Elliott Gould. From my 2019 New Beverly interview with Elliott Gould
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