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Saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator Denis Guivarc\u2019h<\/strong> studied with Pierrick P\u00e9dron at the Saint-Brieuc conservatoire and then at the CIM in Paris. His work combines jazz, sound creation, studio production and composition for contemporary dance.<\/p>\n

Following a first recording with Eddy Louiss\u2019s Multicolor Feeling in 1991, he performed with Magic Malik in Human Spirit and then the Magic Malik Orchestra. Their twenty-year collaboration produced seven albums and international tours, from Marciac and the North Sea Jazz Festival to Montr\u00e9al, London\u2019s Barbican Centre and New York\u2019s Knitting Factory. He has also worked with Paco Sery, Steve Coleman, Nelson Veras, Pierre de Bethmann, Bojan Z, Julien Lourau, Baptiste Trotignon, Louis Moutin, Jean-Pierre Smadj, Minino Garay and Anga D\u00edaz.<\/p>\n

He released Exit<\/em> and Reverse<\/em> under his own name and continues to collaborate with artists including J\u00e9r\u00e9my Lirola, Herer and Melem.<\/p>\n

His work with choreographer L\u00e9o L\u00e9rus<\/strong> includes the music for Gounouj<\/em> (2023)<\/a> and Ici<\/em> (2025), for the Ballet de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra national du Rhin<\/a>. He also develops interactive sound systems using movement sensors and Max-MSP, alongside his work in studio production, arranging and remixing.<\/p>\n

At the American School of Modern Music<\/strong>, he teaches computer music and music production<\/strong> and leads jazz workshops and section work. He has also taught composition, writing and improvisation at P\u00f4le Sup\u00e9rieur 93 since 2019, and founded the computer music class at the Montreuil conservatoire in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saxophonist, composer and arranger Denis Guivarc\u2019h combines a twenty-year collaboration with Magic Malik with contemporary creation. His work with L\u00e9o L\u00e9rus includes Gounouj and Ici for the Ballet de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra national du Rhin, alongside interactive sound systems. 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