Paris-based musician originated from Reunion island, composer, band leader, and highly-regarded soloist, Olivier Ker Ourio has established himself as one of the world’s premiere chromatic jazz harmonica players. Acclaimed by critics as a true inheritor of Toots Thielemans, OKO is a highly demanded soloist (Alexandre Desplat, Jean-Claude Petit, Sylvain Luc, Marcel Azzola, Michel Legrand, Didier Lockwood, Danyel Waro, Ralph Towner…) as much as a great composer and project leader. In his 14 albums recorded as a leader, his compositions combine lyric melodies with invigorating rhythms and inventive harmonies. Emotionally expressive, warm and inviting, Ker Ourio’s music is committed, fresh, and melodic — and above all, straight from the heart.
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Olivier Ker Ourio plays chromatic jazz harmonica music, blending traditional jazz frameworks with the rhythms of Réunion Island's maloya and European lyricism.
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Olivier Ker Ourio is based in Paris and originally grew up on Réunion Island, carrying ancestral roots from Brittany.
