Manuel Rocheman


Site latest updates

April 9, 2007
New picture in the gallery, during the recording of Cactus Dance, new album as a sideman and new collaborations.
March 4, 2007
Tracklisting of the new trio album Cactus Dance, and new album as a sideman, Round about Bill.
December 26, 2006
Collaborations page updated and a new album is scheduled !
November 12, 2006
New pictures added in the gallery.
November 27, 2005
Concerts : Manuel will take part in an international jazz festival in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, on January 7, 2006.
October 28, 2005
Bonus : 3 new wallpapers with the cover of the "Alone at last" album.
Story : additional influences.
Collaborations : additional musicians (drums, violin) and singer.
June 4, 2005
International concerts : Manuel will be in Athens, Greece, on June 16th, 2005.
May 21st, 2005
Recordings : release of 2 new albums featuring Manuel, A handful O'Soul, by Dusko Goykovich, and Vladimir Cosma with the Orchestre National de Lyon.
April 24, 2005
Collaborations : Frédéric Favarel (guitarist) added.
April 12, 2005
Bonus : new pictures in the gallery, taken during the European tour with Kyle Eastwood (February 2005).
April 11, 2005
Collaborations : David Sauzay (saxophonist) added.
April 2, 2005
Collaborations : Wendy Lee Taylor (singer) added.
February 23, 2005
Concerts : European tour with Kyle Eastwood in early March.
February 22, 2005
Recordings : Bassist Eastwood releases the second album under his own name, Paris Blue, featuring Manuel.
February 11, 2005
Story : Links added on the Influences page, toward encyclopedia information for every musician.
February 4th, 2005
Recordings : Jacques Vidal's new album, Sans issue, is out, featuring Manuel.
January 24th, 2005
Press : Manuel met All about jazz.com in December. Read his interview !
January 14th, 2005
Navigation : a site map is now available (link from the bottom of the home page).
January 3rd, 2005
Collaborations : Adding of drummer Peter Gritz and double-bass player François Méchali.
December 5th, 2004
Press : Opening of the Reviews section, with a first article from Jazztimes, about the Tropic City album.
November 29th, 2004
Recordings : New introduction to threesome album Come shine, by Claude Carrière.
November 27th, 2004
News : Opening of the Release section featuring Manuel's latest live album.
Contact : Opening of 2 new sections, Newsletter subscription and Professionals (booking contact).
November 22nd, 2004
Navigation : New drop-down menus to enhance the navigation between sections.
November 18th, 2004
News : Opening of the Concerts section.
November 17th, 2004
Navigation : The 404 error page is now personalised.
November 15th, 2004
Recordings : An excerpt of every song is now available online (mp3 format). Click on the album you want to listen to, and pick up any song.
November 2nd, 2004
Navigation : New design of the web site (banner on top of the pages).
October 29th, 2004
Bonus : Launch of 2 new sections : Wallpapers and Audio.
October 27th, 2004
Recordings : New pages dedicated to Manuel's trio albums : I'm old fashioned, Come shine, Tropic city, White keys and Trio urbain.
October 26th, 2004
Recordings : New pages dedicated to Manuel's solo albums : Alone at last (2003) and Live at the New Morning Hall (DVD, 2004).
October 22nd, 2004
Press : New excerpts from various reviewers, and full script of an interview with Claude Carrière.
October 21st, 2004
Recordings : The section is now split into 3 pages : solo, trio, and sideman albums.
October 18th, 2004
Story : list of every Manuel's collaborations with instrumentalists : ensembles, string instruments, wind instruments and percussion instruments.
October 15th, 2004
Story : read about Manuel's influences, teaching experience and collaborations (this page is still under construction).
October 14th, 2004
New look for the english pages, similar to the French version.
August 10th, 2004
Opening of the english section.