HENRI HOUIX                                                                                         JAZZ, BLUES & SONGS

 

 

Being on stage and playing music for an audience is about giving and taking, providing the listener with a joyful, thoughtful, lively, poetic and musical experience. It's about emotions, sweet emotion... It's not the rules, it's the spirit. An artist or a group should express him(her)self with sincerity.

 

Bilingual singer and musician Henri Houix is one of them. His lively concerts are widely appreciated as he  entertains people, sings and plays music with and for others, with fun and humility.

 

The jazz repertoire is a large variery of styles, classic jazz, swing and the smooth sound of the Brazilian bossa-nova, which makes it perfect for weddings and  private parties.  Chic & Groovy...

 

The music of Henri Houix is a great combination of classic jazz and blues. Standards and arrangements, compositions and improvisation. It includes many different styles and pieces, French music, jazz, blues, latin-jazz, Irish or Catalan melodies...

 

H&h played for festivals, clubs, various concerts, private functions... and toured France, England, Spain, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Morocco ...

 

Solo guitar playing includes fine classical pieces (J.S. Bach, F. Tarrega, E. Satie ...). Thoughtful music, peaceful with a distinctive classical sound.

 

Solo guitar playing includes as well jazz standards, songs from the mid 30's, swing, gipsy jazz, ballads, bebop and modern jazz, latin-jazz, bossa-nova and blues... 

A lively repertoire, solo guitar and with songs, both in English and French.

 

Duo with a piano, saxophone, guitar, or singer for more variety and density, yet light and fun live performances.

 

Trio with bass and drums adding extra texture, rhythm and punch... The trio setting is a perfect vibrant combo for jazz, blues and lively music... 

 

Quartet : adding a saxophone, piano, guitar... to the trio will add even more power and musical interaction and synergy...