Magali Souriau is the artistic advisor and music consultant of Justin Souriau-Levine Studios.

Ms. Souriau is a highly acclaimed french jazz pianist, composer and conductor who is now teaching piano and composition locally in New York City, while working for Justin Souriau-Levine Studios.

Having graduated from the conservatory of Marseille (France) with a gold medal, Ms. Souriau went on to attend Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts) via the recommendation of Jazz legend, Tommy Flanagan; for which she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a diploma in Jazz Composition (1991), which was handed to her by “Sting” himself.

In 1990, Ms. Souriau won the Woody Herman Jazz Master Award; and in 1993 she was awarded the prestigious International Association of Jazz Educators’ Gil Evans Fellowship.

Ms. Souriau formed her own jazz big band, “Magali Souriau Orchestra”, and thereafter toured Europe (Barcelona, Spain; Bologna, Italy; Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany), and went on to perform at some of New York City’s most prestigious jazz clubs such as Small’s, Village Vanguard, Birdland etc… for an entire decade, in addition to performing at major music events such as the Verizon Music Festival in 2001 at Columbia University.

For her big band, she composed dozens of scores; which were performed during the band’s New York City and European performances. Some of these scores were recorded for Magali Souriau Orchestra’s hit first album “Birdland Sessions” (2001), and later featured in “The Sound of New York Jazz Underground” (2005).

Later in her career, Ms. Souriau formed her own jazz trio; which included world famous saxophonist, Chris Cheek; and bassist, Matt Pavolka. With the “Magali Souriau Trio”, she recored an album called “Petite Promenade” (2004), a staple among modern jazz trio recordings.

For film, she composed the original score for Lerone Wilson’s documentary “Colored Frames” (2006) and “Codename: Bluebird” (2019) a feature film produced by Dingueling Productions.

Ms. Souriau was invited six times by MIT (one of the most prestigious universities in the country), as the Artist in Residence of their jazz orchestra; for which she composed original scores (“The Tale of the Skyswimmer”, “Knom”, “Them”, “The Lady with the Hat”, “Cendrillon”), and rehearsed the students in preparation for much anticipated performances.

In 2003, Ms. Souriau was the subject of a Lerone Wilson documentary titled “Magali”, which followed her life journey and career highs.

Throughout her illustrious career as a musician, Magali Souriau was featured by multiple news outlets such as the New York Times, Downbeat Magazine and Jazz Hot, which led her to becoming a popular figure among jazz musicians and enthusiasts.

She currently works closely with Mr. Souriau-Levine to select each film’s musical scores; and further ensures that the selected scores, which are recycled from classic film repertoire, blend seamlessly in one solid score of its own.

Ms. Souriau gained experience with the production side of the industry during her time at American Ballet Theater, when she supervised the supernumeraries, in various productions at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center, New York City), BAM (Brooklyn, New York), Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Segerstrom Center (Orange County, California) and the Bunkamura Theatre (Tokyo, Japan) from 2011 to 2019.

Later, she worked on “The Greatest Race” (2021) and “Planet of the Astronauts” (2022), Justin Souriau-Levine Studios’ two latest feature films, as she transferred her skillset from ballet to cinema.

As an actress, Magali Souriau made her narrative screen debut in “The Greatest Race” (2021) as Bernadette, a member of the unforgettable “Old Ladies” racing team that co-star in the film.