Noël Akchoté (born 7 December 1968) is a French guitarist in

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, classical,

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, and

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Career

Starting on guitar at when he was eight years old,Philippe Carles, André Clergeat et

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, ''Dictionnaire du jazz'', Ed. Robert Laffont, Coll. Bouquins, Paris, 1994, , p.13 he received lessons on classical guitar in school. When he was ten he saw a Baden Powell concert in Paris and was also impressed by Jimmy Gourley. At fourteen he was performing day and night in bars and restaurants. He dropped out of school and learned to play drums and bass. He attended workshops given by guitarists

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, and Tal Farlow. During the 1990s he worked with Joey Baron, Lol Coxhill,

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, Michel Portal, Sam Rivers, Aldo Romano, Louis Sclavis, and

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. He started the record label

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. He was a member of the Recyclers, Trash Corporation, and was a founder the Big Four in 2001 with Steven Bernstein, Bradley Jones, and Max Nagl. He has also played with Derek Bailey,

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, Tim Berne,

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, Marc Ducret, Christian Escoude,

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, Mary Halvorson, Ingrid Jensen, Adam Levy, George E. Lewis, Phil Minton, Evan Parker,

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, and Herb Robertson.

Discography

As leader

* ''Soundpage(s)'' (Label Bleu, 1994) * ''Somewhere Bi-Lingual'' (Siesta, 1997) * '' Lust Corner'' (Winter & Winter, 1997) * ''Noel Akchote & Bruno Meillier'' (Orkhestra, 1999) * ''Alike Joseph'' (Rectangle, 2000) * '' Rien'' (Winter & Winter, 2000) * ''Simple Joseph'' (Rectangle, 2001) * ''Perpetual Joseph'' (Rectangle, 2002) * ''Lennyk.co.uk?'' (Signature, 2002) * ''Impro-Micro-Acoustique'' (Blue Chopsticks, 2003) * ''Adult Guitar'' (Blue Chopsticks, 2004) * '' Sonny II'' (Winter & Winter, 2004) * ''Ecume Ou Bave'' (Signature, 2004) * ''Les Invisibles'' (Universal, 2006) * '' So Lucky'' (Winter & Winter, 2007) * ''Toi-Meme'' (Winter & Winter, 2008)

As co-leader

* ''Big Four'', with Max Nagl, Steven Bernstein, Bradley Jones (Hatology, 2002)

As sideman

With Corin Curschellas * ''Rappa Nomada'' (Schweiz, 1995) * ''Valdun Voices of Rumantsch'' (Schweiz, 1997) * ''Goodbye Gary Cooper'' (Make Up, 1999) With

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* ''Aux Noctambules'' (Rectangle, 1999) * ''The Coxcomb'' (Rectangle, 1999) * ''The Spectrum Between'' (Drag City, 2000) * ''Thirty Minute Raven'' (Rectangle, 2001) * ''Rickets & Scurvy'' (Drag City, 2002) With others * Derek Bailey, ''Close to the Kitchen'' (Rectangle, 1996) * Jean-Jacques Birge, ''Sarajevo'' (Suite) L'Empreinte 1994) * Mike Cooper, ''Island Songs'' (Nato, 1996) * Jean-Louis Costes, ''Vivre Encore'' (Rectangle, 1996) * Vincent Courtois, ''Translucide'' (Enja, 2000) * Lol Coxhill, ''Xmas Songs'' (Rectangle, 1998) *

, ''Reel'' (Rectangle, 1996) * Philippe Katerine, ''Nom De Code: Sacha'' (Rectangle, 2002) * Phil Minton, ''My Chelsea'' (Rectangle, 2011) * Evan Parker, ''Live at Les Instants Chavires'' (Leo, 1998) * Sam Rivers, ''Configuration'' (Nato, 1996) * Sam Rivers, ''Eight Day Journal'' (Nato, 1998) *

, ''Mad Nomad(s)'' (Label Bleu, 2002) *

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, ''Some Beans & an Octopus'' (Sonig, 2006)

Filmography

* 1998 ''Le jour de Noël'' (short film by Thierry Jousse with Jacky Berroyer,

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) * 1999 ''Exhibitions'' (by John B. Root, with Dolly Golden, Coralie, Karen Lancaume, Élodie Chérie) * 2001 ''Nom de Code : Sacha'' (short film by Thierry Jousse with Katerine, Margot Abascal,

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) * 2002 ''XYZ'' (by John B. Root, with Titof, Ovidie, Ksandra, Élodie Chérie) * 2004 ''Les Invisibles'' (by Thierry Jousse with Laurent Lucas, Lio, Michael Lonsdale, Margot Abascal)

Bibliography

* Philippe Robert, ''Musiques expérimentales. Une anthologie transversale d'enregistrements emblématiques''. Le Mot et le Reste/GRIM. 2007. * (Collective, edited by Franck Médioni), ''Albert Ayler : Témoignages sur un holy ghost'', Le Mot et le Reste, 2010.

References

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