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Arthur H Is Arthur Higelin's Stage Name. Higelin Born Paris France 27 March 1966 Is A French Pianist Songwriter And Singer. He Is The Son Of The French Singer Jacques Higelin And Nicole Courtois. After Traveling In The West Indies He Studied Music In Boston Before Returning To Paris And Developing His Eclectic But Highly Personal Musical Style Drawing On Such Influences As Thelonious Monk Serge Gainsbourg The Sex Pistols Jazz Blues Middle Eastern Music And The Tango. He Is Best Known In France For His Live Performances - Four Of His Albums Were Recorded Live - And Remains Relatively Little-Known In The English-Speaking World. Arthur H First Performed In 1988 In Clubs In Paris As Leader Of A Trio With Bassist Brad Scott And Drummer Paul Jothy. His First Album Arthur H 1990 Combined Rhythmic Experimentation And Bal-Musette Elements With A Vocal Style Which Has Been Compared To Tom Waits. He Toured Widely Around This Time Particularly In France And Japan Adding A Fourth Band Member Jon Handelsman Saxophone And Produced A Second Album Bachibouzouk 1992 . In Early 1993 He Did A Six Week Season At The Magic Mirrors An Antique Circus Big Top Which Was Later Put On As A Touring Show And Recorded On The Live Album En Chair Et En Os. In 1996 He Released The Album Trouble Fête Following Which He Performed A Season At The Gymnase In Paris. The Live Album Fête Trouble 1997 Included Some Tracks From These Shows As Well As Others Recorded On Tour In Africa. He Toured The USA And Canada In 1998. In 2000 He Wrote The Soundtrack For Michel Couvelard’s Film Inséparables Before Touring In Asia And Canada. His Next Album Pour Madame X 2000 Featured The Touring Band Of Nicolas Repac Guitar Brad Scott Double Bass And Laurent Robin Drums . In 2001 He Took Part In The Show "Cabaret Imprudent" With "Le Cirque Cahin-Caha". The Following Year He Released The Album Piano Solo Recorded Live In A Studio And Mainly Consisting Of Solo Interpretations Of Earlier Songs. This Was Followed By A Band Album Négresse Blanche 2003 Comprising Tracks Dedicated To The Memory Of Famous Women Such As "Marilyn Kaddish" And "Bo Derek". In 2005 A Planned Tour Of China Was Cancelled And He Returned To The Studio To Record The Album Adieu Tristesse. This Was The Most Commercially Successful Of His Career And Included Several Duets One With His Father And Another "Est-Ce Que Tu Aimes?" With The Musician -M- Matthieu Chedid . He Subsequently Toured Widely In France Lebanon And Canada. In 2006 He Published A Book "Onirique Attaque" Containing Lyrics Reflections And Photographs. He Also Composed The Soundtrack For The Film "L’homme Qui Rêvait D'un Enfant" Directed By Delphine Gleize. The Soundtrack Was Performed By An Ensemble Of Children From A Local Music School. The Album "Show Time" Issued Late In 2006 Was Recorded Live On Tour And Includes Duets With Matthieu Chedid Pauline Croze Lhasa De Sela And Jacques Higelin. In June 2008 He Released The Album "L'Homme Du Monde". Discography * 1990 Arthur H * 1991 Cool Jazz Remixes * 1992 Bachibouzouk * 1993 En Chair Et En Os Live * 1996 Trouble-Fête * 1997 Fête Trouble Live * 1999 Inséparables Soundtrack * 2000 Pour Madame X * 2002 Piano Solo Live * 2003 Négresse Blanche * 2005 Adieu Tristesse * 2006 Show Time Live * 2008 L'Homme Du Monde Www.Arthurh.Net read less