Erik Truffaz
Erik Truffaz | |
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band leader, composer | |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Blue Note Records (current) EMI |
Erik Truffaz (born 3 April 1960 in
into his compositions.Early life
Truffaz was introduced to music by his father, a saxophone player,[1] and played in his father's bands growing up.[2]
Education
Truffaz was inspired to study jazz when he heard Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue at 16 years old, and joined Switzerland's Geneva Conservatoire for university studies.[1]
Career
In 1996, Truffaz signed with the French
Blue Note albums together such as Bending New Corners, which became a Silver Album in France. The 2007 release Arkhangelsk is a mixture of pop songs, French chanson, and jazz-groove. In 2007 he and Ed Harcourt appeared in a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon
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Discography
- Nina Valéria (1994)
- Out of a Dream (1997)
- The Dawn (1998)
- Bending New Corners (1999)
- The Mask (2000)
- Mantis (2001)
- ReVisité (2001)
- Magrouni (2002)
- Tales Of The Lighthouse (2002)
- The Walk of the Giant Turtle (2003)
- Saloua (2005)
- Face-à-face (2CD Live + DVD) (2006)
- Arkhangelsk (2007)
- Benares (2008)
- Mexico (2008)
- Paris (2008)
- In between (2010)
- El tiempo de la Revolución (2012)
- Being Human Being (with Murcof) (2014)
- Doni Doni (2016)
- Lune Rouge (2019)[4]
- Rollin' (Blue Note Records, 2023)
References
- ^ a b Seida, Linda. "Erik Truffaz AllMusic Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Fordham, John (14 April 2005). "Review: Jazz:: Erik Truffaz: Jazz Cafe , London 3/5". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ L'Humanité Deux questions à Érik Truffaz et Saint-Germain 04. 2001
- ^ "Erik Truffaz Quartet". Eriktruffaz.net. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
- A documentary about the recording of Erik Truffaz's album Arkhangelsk featuring Nya, Christophe & Ed Harcourt.
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