One year after the death of Jean-Louis Murat, an exceptional tribute is paid to him

“If I were to miss you”, sang Jean-Louis Murat, who died on May 25, 2023. Concert in Clermont-Ferrand, books and record reissue will mark the first anniversary of his death. The Coopérative de Mai, the current music scene in the Auvergne town where the singer of Au Mont Sans-Souci liked to perform, is offering a concert on May 25 with the participation of musicians close to him or admirers. JP Nataf (des Innocents), Alex Beaupain, Laura Cahen, Jeanne Cherhal, Morgane Imbeaud, Frédéric Lo and Florent Marchet are announced.

“I remember his instant charisma,” says JP Nataf in the press release presenting this concert. Jean-Louis is an affectionate gruff, there is only one Murat!”. For Jeanne Cherhal, Murat “represents both an incredible capacity for work, as well as a very sensitive and sensual sense of poetry”.

The scenography will also highlight other distinguished guests, such as the journalist Pascale Clark, who worked closely with Murat, the writer and playwright Éric Reinhardt, who maintained a correspondence with the artist, and Laetitia Masson, director of Falling in love again, documentary on the recording in Nashville of the album The Ordinary Course of Things.

“He was my soul mate, not in the family sense, in the existential sense,” explains Laetitia Masson. “His songs are a constant source of inspiration for my life and for my films. I dive in to feed myself, like a vampire into a tender neck,” continues the filmmaker. Éric Reinhardt recounts being greeted with “Ah, my brother in arms!” by the artist he came to greet for the first time after a concert. The writer salutes “his immense historical erudition, his romantic stature, his rebellious non-conformism”.

Before this evening concert in Clermont-Ferrand, in the afternoon, a round table will be organized around the publication of two books. There will first be Les jours du jaguar, on April 18, published by Le Boulon, by Pierre Andrieu, journalist and music columnist (Plugged, Rock

Fans and turntable holders will watch for the appearance on May 24 of the limited edition triple vinyl (500 numbered copies) of Parfum d'acacia au jardin, recorded in 2003 live and in a single take at the Guillaume Tell studio, near Paris. Until now, these songs only existed on DVD for this concert filmed by Don Kent.