French quartet gives fans the ooh-la-la
ROBIN
VAUGHAN
Boston
Herald; Boston, Mass.;
Jan 18,
2002
The
Parisian twin brothers in the Moutin Reunion Quartet
are so physically attractive that it's almost difficult to look at them
- sort
of like staring directly at the sun, if you like the Aidan Quinn type.
The
Moutin brothers are actually a little more handsome than the American
actor, if
such a thing can be imagined. (The other two in the band aren't tough
on the
eyes, either.)
"How can those
women be sitting in the front row,
chowing down on French fries right in front of them!" a (albeit happily
married) friend whispers at the band's Scullers gig Wednesday night.
The show is the
second-to-last stop
on the band's debut American tour in support of its new CD, "Power
Tree" (on the Dreyfus Jazz label). Bassist Francois Moutin, a regular
on
the New
York jazz scene, and his
identical
twin brother, drummer Louis, who lives in Paris,
are critically hailed phenoms, highly sought-after as session and
touring
players by heavyweights such as legendary pianist Martial Solal...
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