Grand Baton
American band
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Grand Baton is an Afro-Caribbean, progressive rock and jazz fusion band based in New York City. The band was founded by the composer, arranger, guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter Jean-Cristophe (JC) Maillard, a native of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.[2][3]
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JC Maillard of Grand Baton performing at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, September 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Progressive rock, Afro-Caribbean music, electronic rock, jazz fusion |
| Years active | 2006 - Present |
| Label | Self Published |
| Members | JC Maillard Thierry Arpino Aidan Carroll[1] |
| Website | www |
Background
Grand Baton, founded by Maillard in 2006, currently[when?] performs as a trio and consists of Maillard on vocals, guitar, keyboards and the SazBass, Thierry Arpino on drums and percussion, and Aidan Carroll on upright and electric bass.[4]
The band has released two studio albums. Le Grand Baton was released in 2007[5] and Carnal Carnival in 2013.[6]
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Collaboration and touring
In 2013, Grand Baton began its collaboration with the vocalist Lisa Fischer[3] and Maillard serves as the band's musical director[7] and arranger.[8] Since beginning their tour in 2014, The Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton Tour has performed in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.[9]
Grand Baton and Fischer have also performed together at several jazz festivals including The Monterey Jazz Festival in 2014,[10] The Newport Jazz Festival in 2015[11] and The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2017.[12]
Grand Baton and Fischer collaborated with The Seattle Symphony in February 2018 for the musical program Just A Kiss Away in which rock and roll anthems including The Rolling Stone's "Gimme Shelter" and Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" were recreated from an orchestral perspective.[13]
Band members
2014 members
In 2014, the line-up of Grand Baton was:
| Members | ||
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| Name | Instrument(s) | Role |
| JC Maillard | Guitars, sazbass, keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals | Music director, founder |
| Thierry Arpino | Drums, percussion, cajón | Member |
| Aidan Carroll | Bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals | Member |
Former contributors/members
The former members and/or contributors of Grand Baton include the following musicians:[14]
| Past contributors | |
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| Name | Instrument(s) |
| Pascal Rey | Drums |
| Stéphane Huchard | Drums |
| Arno Dolmen | Drums, ka drums |
| Philippe Makaïa | Ka drums |
| Didier Juste | Ka drums |
| Sonny Troupe | Ka drums |
| Olivier Juste | Ka drums |
| Obanilu Allende | Percussion |
| Gilmar Gomes | Percussion |
| Etienne Mbappe | Bass guitar |
| Linley Marthe | Bass guitar |
| Fabrice Fanfant | Bass guitar |
| Alexis Hadefi | Bass guitar |
Discography
| Title | Details |
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| Le Grand Baton |
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| Carnal Carnival |
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