Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Baptiste Trotignon: Suite (2010)

Born in 1974, this young pianist, after studying classical piano, moved to Paris in 1995, and decided to devote himself to jazz. Having founded his own jazz trio (1998) - with Clovis Nicolas (double-bass) and Tony Rabeson (drums) - Baptiste Trotignon asserts himself as a leader. He played with : Archie Shepp, Tom Harrell, Ari Hoenig, Brad Mehldau, Bill Mobley, Michel Portal, Rick Margitza, Francois et Louis Moutin, Aldo Romano, Kenny Wheeler, Angelique Kidjo, Claude Nougaro, Christian Escoudé, Albert Mangelsdorff, Bireli Lagrène, André Ceccarelli, Bob Hurst, Jeff Watts, Elisabeth Kontomanou, Mark Turner, Catherine Ringer, Sara Lazarus , Stephane Belmondo , Sylvain Beuf, David Murray, Nicholas Angelich, Peter King, Didier Lockwood…
Suite was recorded live in London last summer with Mark Turner, Jeremy Pelt, Matt Penman, Eric Harland.

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