Dominique Pifarély

Dominique Pifarély is a French violinist and composer, born in Bègles in 1957. He started touring in 1979 in a trio with bassist Didier Levallet and guitarist Gérard Marais, then played in Mike Westbrook's band and the Vienna Art Orchestra. He works in improvised music and jazz, and has had long partnerships with clarinettist Louis Sclavis and pianist François Couturier. Pifarély has led his own bands since the 1980s, among them the nine-piece acoustic ensemble Dédales.