Erik Truffaz
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| Birth name | Erik Truffaz |
| Born | 3 April 1960 Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland |
| Origin | France, Switzerland |
| Genres | Jazz fusion Acid jazz Nu-jazz Post bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, band leader, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Blue Note Records (current) EMI |
Erik Truffaz (born 3 April 1960 in Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland) is a French-Swiss jazz trumpeter, infusing elements of hip hop, rock and roll and dance music into his compositions.
Early life[edit]
Truffaz was introduced to music by his father, a saxophone player,[1] and played in his father's bands growing up.[2]
Education[edit]
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[edit]
In 1996, Truffaz signed with the French EMI label.[3] Truffaz's second album on Blue Note, The Dawn, produced together with Patrick Muller, Marcello Giuliani and Mark Erbetta. Since then they have produced many 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.
Discography[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- A documentary about the recording of Erik Truffaz's album Arkhangelsk featuring Nya, Christophe & Ed Harcourt.
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