French jazz pianist and composer
Baptiste Trotignon |
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50)
Paris, France |
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| Genres | Jazz |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Instrument | Piano |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
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| Website | baptistetrotignon.com |
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Musical artist
Baptiste Trotignon (born 1974) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Life and career
Trotignon was born near Paris in 1974.[1] He started playing the violin at the age of 6 and the piano three years later.[1] His first solo piano album was 2003's Solo.[1] Trotignon composes music and plays "interpretations of music from Led Zeppelin and [Bob] Dylan to Edith Piaf".[2]
Playing style
The Daily Telegraph's Ivan Hewett wrote on the originality of Trotignon's style in 2009 that "Any references are only subliminally present in a style that's very much his own. He has certain favourite devices such as rapid-fire repetitions of single notes, and machine-gun alternations of the hands".[3]
The Guardian's John Fordham, commenting on a Trotignon duo concert with percussionist Minino Garay stated that the pianist's playing contained "startling chordal exclamations, plaintively romantic lyricism and [...] a collage of liquid lines and stuttering drumlike invitations to his partner".[2]
Discography
As leader or co-leader
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Title
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Label
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Personnel/Notes
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| 2000
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Fluide
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Naïve
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Trio
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| 2001
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Sightseeing
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Naïve
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Trio
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| 2003
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Solo [fr]
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Naïve
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Solo piano
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| 2005
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Solo II [fr]
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Naïve
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Solo piano
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| 2005
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Trotignon/El-Malek
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Naïve
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Co-leader with David El Malek [fr]
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| 2006
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Flower Power
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Naïve
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Co-led with Aldo Romano
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| 2007
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Fool time
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Naïve
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Co-led with David El Malek [fr]
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| 2009
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Share [fr]
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Naïve
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Some tracks trio, with Baptiste Matt Penman (bass), Otis Brown III and Eric Harland (drums, separately); some tracks quintet, with Mark Turner (sax), Tom Harrell (flugelhorn) added
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| 2010
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Suite... [fr]
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Naïve
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Quartet, with Mark Turner (tenor sax), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Matt Penman (bass), Eric Harland (drums); on one track, Thomas Bramerie (bass) and Franck Agulhon (drums) replace Penman and Harland
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| 2012
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Song, Song, Song [fr]
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Naïve
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| 2013
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Dusk Is A Quiet Place [fr]
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Naïve
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Duo, co-led with Mark Turner
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| 2014
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Hit [fr]
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Naïve
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Trio, with Thomas Bramerie (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
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| 2015
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Different Spaces [fr]
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Naïve
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Piano concerto written by Trotignon, played by Nicholas Angelich with the Orchestre national Bordeaux Aquitaine, conducted by Paul Daniel (Naïve)
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| 2016
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Chimichurri
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Okeh
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Duo, co-led with Minino Garay (cajón, percussion)
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| 2017
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Ancestral Memories
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Okeh
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Co-led with Yosvany Terry [de] (saxophones, chekeré). With Yunior Terry (bass) and Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
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| 2019
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You've Changed
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Sony Classical
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Solo piano, duos with Joe Lovano, Avishai Cohen, Ibrahim Maalouf, Thomas de Pourquery, Vincent Ségal, and Camélia Jordana (Sony Classical)
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| 2022
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Anima
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Alpha Classics
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Piano, with Orchestre Victor Hugo and Jean-François Verdier (conductor)
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| 2022
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Symphonie du ponant
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Coop Breizh
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Piano, with Didier Squiban and Orchestre National de Bretagne
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| 2022
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Body and Soul
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Paradise Improvisé
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Solo piano
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As sideman
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