Grégoire Maret

Grégoire Maret
Grégoire Maret and Marcus Miller at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 2007
Background information
Born	(1975-05-13) May 13, 1975
Origin	Geneva, Switzerland
Genres	Jazz
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Harmonica
Labels	ObliqSound, Universal
Website	GregoireMaret.com

Grégoire Maret is a jazz harmonica player born on May 13, 1975 in Geneva, Switzerland. He began playing the harmonica at the age of 17.

Background

Grégoire moved to New York City to study at the New School University's Jazz Department in New York City upon graduating from the prestigious Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Genève. Today he is one of the most sought after harmonica players in the world: often compared to legends Toots Thielemans and Stevie Wonder, he has been asked to play with an incredible number of famous musicians including Youssn’Dour, Me' Shell Ndegeocello, Pete Seeger, David Sanborn, George Benson, Cassandra Wilson, to name a few. In 2003 he was the subject of Swiss filmmaker Frédéric Baillif's documentary Sideman, which won several awards. In 2005, Grégoire toured with the Pat Metheny Group, receiving a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for their album The Way Up. He also won the Jazz Journalists Association ‘Player of the Year Award’. After his Grammy win, Maret embarked on a two-year tour with the worldclass bassist Marcus Miller and subsequently joined Herbie Hancock’s band. Following his time with Herbie Hancock, he co-led the jazz trio Gaïa with pianist Federico Gonzales Peña and drummer Gene Lake. He also recorded an album, Scenarios, with Andy Milne in 2007. In 2010, Grégoire Maret played at The Concert for the Rainforest with Elton John and Sting.

Grégoire Maret (2012)

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On March 13, 2012 Maret released his first album as a leader. The eponymous album features such notable guests as vocalist Cassandra Wilson, bassist Marcus Miller, guitarist Raul Midón, Mark Kibble and Alvin Chea of Take 6, and the legendary harmonica player Toots Thielemans.

Personnel include Grégoire Maret: harmonica, vocals; Federico G Pena: piano, taicho harp, percussion, vocals; James Genus: electric bass, vocals, acoustic bass; Clarence Penn: drums, vocals; Bashiri Johnson and Mino Cinelu: percussion; Brandon Ross: soprano acoustic guitar, 6-and-12 string acoustic guitar; Jean-Christophe Maillard: acoustic guitar, taicho harp; Jeff "Tain" Watts: drums; Alfredo Mojica: percussion; Cassandra Wilson: vocals; Stephanie Decailet: violin; Johannes Rose: viola; Fabrice Loyal: cello; Marcus Miller: fretless bass; Janelle Gill, Adia Gill, Clyde Gill, Micai Gill: vocals; Toots Thielemans: harmonica; Robert Kubiszyn: acoustic bass; Krzysztof Herdzin: string arrangement; Gretchen Parlato: voice. Soumas Heritage School of Music Ensemble; Polish orchestra Sinfonia Viva.

All tracks are written by Grégoire Maret and Federico Gonzalez Pena, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lucilla's Dream"	4:56
2.	"The Secret Life Of Plants (S. Wonder)"	4:48
3.	"The Man I Love (feat. Cassandra Wilson) (G. Gershwin)"	4:57
4.	"Travels (P. Metheny)"	4:55
5.	"Crepuscule Suite: 5:37 PM (Intro)"	1:37
6.	"Crepuscule Suite: Crepuscule (feat. Marcus Miller)"	7:14
7.	"Crepuscule Suite: 4:28 AM (Outro)"	2:48
8.	"Manha Du Sol (feat. Raul Midón & Tami Samantha Hayes)"	5:49
9.	"Prayer (feat. Mark Kibble & Alvin Chea of Take 6)"	7:59
10.	"Lembra De Mim (I. Lins)"	4:28
11.	"Children's Suite: The Womb"	1:01
12.	"Children's Suite: Children's Song"	6:30
13.	"Children's Suite: Outro"	6:16
14.	"O Amor E O Meu Pais (feat. Toots Thielemans) (I. Lins)"	6:12
15.	"Ponta De Areia (M. Nascimento)"	3:38
Total length:		1:13:08

Discography as a Leader or Co-Leader

Year	Album	Artist	Label
2007	Scenarios	Andy Milne & Grégoire Maret	ObliqSound
2012	Grégoire Maret	Grégoire Maret	eOne Music
2016	Wanted	Grégoire Maret	Sunnyside Records

Discography as a Sideman or Guest

Album	Artist	Year
Echo	Alyssa Graham	2008
Haunted Love	Andrés Garcia & The Ghost	2011
New Age Of Aquarius	Andy Milne's Cosmic Dapp Theory	1999
Someone To Tell	Ari Hest	2004
Far From Home	Beat Kaestli	2009
Bebel Gilberto	Bebel Gilberto	2004
Carnets de bord	Bernard Lavilliers	2005
Rock Island	Bethany Yarrow	2003
Costume	Brandon Ross	2004
You've Never Seen Everything	Bruce Cockburn	2003
El Hombre	Carlos "Patato" Valdes	2005
Glamoured	Cassandra Wilson	2003
Thunderbird	Cassandra Wilson	2006
Right Now Move	Charlie Hunter Quintet	2003
Songs In The Key Of New York	Clare & Jeremy	2009
The Movie	Clare & the Reasons	2007
Y'all Just Don't Know	Dapp Theory	2003
Huge in Japan	Dario Boente	2006
Inside	David Sanborn	1999
Tales of The Stuttering Mime	Eric Revis	2004
The Voice Within	Fabio Morgera	2004
Inner Dance	Fabrizio Sotti	2010
Side-By-Side	Francis Jacob	2006
All In That Sky	Gabriele Donati	2003
Irreplaceable	George Benson	2004
Hugmars	Hugh Marsh	2006
What It Is	Jacky Terrasson	1999
A Paris	Jacky Terrasson	2001
Push	Jacky Terrasson	2010
Mystery To Me	Janek Gwizdala	2004
Bar Talk	Jeff "Tain" Watts	2002
Holding Back The Years	Jimmy Scott	1998
Mood Indigo	Jimmy Scott	2000
Moonglow	Jimmy Scott	2003
Over The Rainbow	Jimmy Scott	2001
Brazilian Dreamin'	Joe Beck Trio	2006
One Foot In The Swamp	John Ellis	2005
Puppet Mischief	John Ellis and Double-Wide	2010
The Eleventh Hour	Johnathan Blake	2012
Triptych	Justin Vasquez	2009
Nightmoves	Kurt Elling	2007
Be the True Revolution	Kyra Gaunt	2007
The Simple Life	Leon Parker	2001
Virgin Forest	Lionel Loueke	2006
It Doesn't Matter	Lou Watson	2003
Highest Praise	MANIFEST	2011
Marcus	Marcus Miller	2008
Silver Rain	Marcus Miller	2005
Wolno	Marek Napiórkowski	2007
Shapeshifter	Matthew Garrison	2004
Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape	Meshell Ndegeocello	2002
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel	Meshell Ndegeocello	2005
In The Middle Of It All	In The Middle Of It All	2009
Who Let the Cats Out?	Mike Stern	2006
2	Nega	2007
Orchestre de Chambre Miniature, Vol. 1	Olivier Manchon	2010
Remember Their Innocence	Onaje Allan Gumbs	2005
Piano Man	Philippe Saisse	2007
The Way Up	Pat Metheny Group	2005
State of Mind	Raul Midón	2005
The Ten Shades Of Blues	Richard Bona	2009
Architect of the Silent Moment	Scott Colley	2007
The Search Within	Sean Jones	2009
Make Someone Happy	Sophie Milman	2007
Freewheel	Stade	2009
Lucidarium	Steve Coleman and Five Elements	2004
The Ascension to Light	Steve Coleman and Five Elements	2001
More to Say	Terri Lyne Carrington	2009
Chasing Shadows	Tony Grey	2008
And Friends	Veit Hübner	2002
Native Lands	Will Calhoun	2005
Crossing Jordan Soundtrack	various artists	2003
A Tribute to Joni Mitchell	various artists	2007