Israel Galván - A Negro Producciones

improvisation trio Mephista with Ikue Mori and Susie Ibarra as well as another trio with Ikue Mori
and Lotte Anker, Agra Dharma with Makigami Koichi and Ikue Mori, the Herb Robertson Quintet
with Tim Berne, Tom Rainey and Mark Dresser, the Vincent Courtois and Ellery Eskelin Trio and
John Zorn´s Cobra + Femina, to name but a handful.
She received the Swiss “Young Creator’s Prize” in 1996 and the Zonta Club Creation Prize in 2000
and she was also a candidate for the European Jazzprize in 2008.
Stand-out Discography:
«To fly to steal» Sylvie Courvoisier Mark Feldman Quartet (Intakt 2010)
«Oblivia» Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier – (Tzadik 2010)
«Femina John Zorn» (Tzadik 2009)
«As soon as possible» Courtois, Courvoisier & Eskelin (Cam Jazz 2008)
«Every so often» Ellery Eskelin & Sylvie Courvoisier (Prime Source 2008)
«Signs and epigrams» Sylvie Courvoisier solo (Tzadik 2007)
«Real Aberation» Herb Robertson – NY Downtown Allstars (clean Feed 2007)
«Lonelyville» Sylvie Courvoisier quintet with Mori, Feldman, Courtois, Cleaver (Intakt 2007)
«Malphas» Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier, music by John Zorn «Book of Angels» (Tzadik 2006)
«Masade Recital» Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman, music by John Zorn (Tzadik 2004).
José Jiménez Santiago “Bobote”
Born in Seville on 28 May, 1962, Bobote began dancing aged 13 with La Susi and then starting
working very young in flamenco shows, although by the age of 8 he had already formed the allsinging,
all-dancing group Los Gitanillos, with members of the Amador family and his inseparable
stage-mate El Eléctrico.
He is currently one of the most in-demand palmeros (rhythm-clappers) in the flamenco scene and
is considered a wizard of compás (flamenco rhythm). Daring and committed, he jumps from
accompanying Israel Galván in theatres and dance festivals all over the world to giving compás
workshops in the Tres Mil neighbourhood of Sevilla, where he created the Las Tres Mil group and a
percussion school.
As dancer and palmero, he has collaborated with artistic names of the stature of Manuela
Carrasco, Canales and Farruco, Miguel Poveda, Arcángel, La Argentina, Aurora Vargas and Rocío
Molina and he is a habitual hand in the shows of Israel Galván.
He has also performed in such outstanding films as Flamenco (Carlos Saura, 1995), Vengo (Toni
Gatlif, 2000) and Polígono Sur (Dominique Abel, 2003)