French pianist and singer-songwriter Arthur Higelin (March 27, 1966), better
known by his stage name Arthur H, emerged in the music scene in the late 80s
through a series of live performances that earned him comparisons to
smoke-voiced crooners like Tom Waits and Serge Gainsbourg. The son of singer
Jacques Higelin (1940-2018), he spent some time traveling around the West Indies
before settling in Boston to study music, where he stayed for 18 months. Upon
his return to Paris, he formed a trio with bassist Brad Scott and drummer Paul
Jothy, which made its debut in 1988 in an underg...