Magma
Jazz
The next Magma concert is scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2025 at Grand Rex in Paris, France. See all 3 upcoming concerts
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About Magma
Artist Biography
Magma, the Paris-based creation of drummer Christian Vander, trafficked in a bizarre mix of progressive rock and sci-fi mythology that stretched conceptual limits in the '70s. Taking as inspiration a revelation Vander had of humanity's bleak spiritual and ecological future, the group conceived a mythic narrative surrounding a future conflict between descendents of Earth refugees on the planet Kobaia and their foes, newly arrived Earth colonists (Vander, incredibly, wrote all Magma's lyrics in his self-invented Kobaian language). The group released a series of challenging works that referenced everything from Coltrane's jazz modes to the stubbornly chromatic tonalities of Stravinsky -- a style Vander dubbed "zuehl" (Kobaian for "celestial"). The group had disbanded by the early '80s, but Vander revived Magma in the late '90s to record and tour.
Hometown
Paris, France
Genre
Jazz
Members of Magma
Magma was formed in 1969. Members of Magma include, or have included, the following 25 members.
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