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Leo Courbot in concert (May 2024)

Leo Courbot, born november 19, 1989, is a French singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.. He has produced two solo albums: Vatic Vintage, released in 2021, and Passion at a Distance, which came out on March 22, 2024. He is also the author of a research monograph on writer Fred D'Aguiar, entitled Fred D'Aguiar and Caribbean Literature, published in 2019 with Brill publishers.

Biography

Born on November 19, 1989 in Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Leo Courbot starts studying anglophone literature at the University of Lille and jazz music at the Conservatoire de Lille in 2007.

In 2013, he becomes a teaching assistant in literature and creative writing at theUniversity of Lille. In 2016, he defends his doctoral thesis in postcolonial literature and becomes a doctor of letters. In 2019, he temporarily becomes an honorary assistant professor at the University of Liège in Belgium and publishes the book Fred D'Aguiar and Caribbean Literature. In 2018, he decides to focus on his artistic projects and begins witing, composing and producing his music.

His first album, Vatic Vintage (2021), is a Jazz Magazine Revelation in France and showcases his blend of funk, soul, rock and jazz. The album revisits the myth of Orpheus in a contemporary light.

His second opus, Passion at a Distance (2024), is a space-themed and romantic concept album featuring internationally-acclaimed drummers such as Michael Bland, Gene Lake, Stéphane Galland and Patrick Dorcean. The album cover illustration is drawn by French sci-fi comics artist Caza.

Musical Style

Leo Courbot sings and plays various instruments, including guitar and bass. If his music is mainly influenced by 60s rock and 80s funk (critics compare him to Prince and Jimi Hendrix because of his vocal style and guitar playing), he is also inspired by jazz, reggae, latin music and lyric-driven French song.

Discography

2021: Vatic Vintage

1. In Pursuit of Your Name
2. Isis
3. The Last Teaching of Jess
4. In Your Face
5. J'Arrive
6. Brussels Hustle
7. My Odyssey, Eurydice
8. A Future Full of Joy
9. Prophetic Vision (of the Past)
10. Vatic Vintage

2022: Wormholes (EP) feat. Michael Bland

1. Wormholes (Extended Version)
2. Wormholes (Acoustic Version)
3. Outrepasse (French Version)
4. Outrepasse (French Version) [acoustic]
5. Wormholes (Radio Edit)

2024: Passion at a Distance

1. The Girl with the Celestial Soul
2. Geodesic
3. Electron Clouds
4. The Quantum Quake (feat. Patrick Dorcéan)
5. Multiverse (We Come as Specters)
6. Cantique des Quantiques (feat. Stéphane Galland)
7. Imaginary Number (feat. Gene Lake)
8. Dark Matter
9. Wormholes (feat. Michael Bland)

Sources

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"Leo Courbot et son premier album solo aux sonorités funk, soul, rock et jazz - Chronique". LillelaNuit.com (in French). 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

Radio, Jazz (2024-02-13). "Jazz Radio". Jazz Radio (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.

Courbot, Leo (2019-02-26), "Fred D'Aguiar and Caribbean Literature: Metaphor, Myth, Memory", Fred D'Aguiar and Caribbean Literature, Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-39407-0, retrieved 2024-08-21

"L'équipe enseignante - Centre de Langues de l'Université de Lille". clil.univ-lille.fr. Retrieved 2024-08-21. {{cite web}}: Empty citation (help): no-break space character in |title= at position 21 (help)

Courbot, Leo (2016-11-25). Metaphor, Myth and Memory in Caribbean Literature : the Work of Fred D'Aguiar (These de doctorat thesis). Lille 3.

"Patrick Bivort reçoit Leo Courbot dans Classic 21 Lounge". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.

Kouloughli, Yazid (2024-04-21). "Leo Courbot, passions funk". Jazz Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.

Xavier (2024-03-05). "Leo Courbot sort un album cosmique Passion at a Distance". Mazik (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.

Radio, Jazz (2024-02-13). "Jazz Radio". Jazz Radio (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.

Natuzzi, Frédéric (2024-04-06). "Leo Courbot - Passion At A Distance - Clair et Obscur Jazz Fusion, expérimental & Groove, Soul". Clair et Obscur (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.