Olivier Le Goas

Born in the Oise France Olivier Le GOAS to start learning drums at the age of 13 with Nadia TOUCHE, and continue with GILLES TOUCHE at Dante AGOSTINI Drums School Paris, where he graduated in 1987 in 1987. Graduated from the Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance of Paris (CBSMDP) in Jazz and Improvised Music Olivier Le GOAS play intensely with Eric LOHRER and Laurent CAMUZAT until 1993 (more than 250 concerts). Studying at the New SCHOOL UNIVERSITY of NYC U.S.A in 2003 with Jeff BALLARD, Eric McPHERSON, Charles TOLLIVER among other, he record and play with musician such as, John ABERCROMBIE, "Lumière" Laurent CUGNY's Big Band, Jean-Michel PILC quintet, Kenny WHEELER, Drew GRESS, Ralph ALESSI, Jason LINDER sextet, Avishai COHEN (trp), Tim LEFEBVRE among other. In 2015 he brought Nir FELDER Kevin HAYS and Phil DONKIN to BAUER Studio LUDWIGSBURG to record his new album RECIPROCITY released on NEUKLANG in September 2016, with which receives an excellent reception of the press (Fours and half Start - DOWNBEAT / Four Start ALL ABOUT JAZZ). After having made a promotional tour with RECIPROCITY and presented his music in EUROPE in May 2017 OLIVIER Le GOAS realise ON RAMP of HEAVEN DREAMS his new album on CHALLENGE RECORD INT. in January 2020.