Baptiste Trotignon

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Baptiste Trotignon
Born1974 (age 49–50)
France
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano
Websitebaptistetrotignon.com

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

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2000* Fluide Naïve Trio
2001* Sightseeing Naïve Trio
2003* Solo [fr] Naïve Solo piano
2005* Solo II [fr] Naïve Solo piano
2005* Trotignon/El-Malek Naïve Co-leader with David El Malek [fr]
2006* Flower Power Naïve Co-led with Aldo Romano
2007* Fool time Naïve Co-led with David El Malek [fr]
2009* Share [fr] Naïve 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
2010* Suite... [fr] Naïve 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
2012* Song, Song, Song [fr] Naïve
2013* Dusk Is A Quiet Place [fr] Naïve Duo, co-led with Mark Turner
2014* Hit [fr] Naïve Trio, with Thomas Bramerie (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
2015* Different Spaces [fr] Naïve Piano concerto written by Trotignon, played by Nicholas Angelich with the Orchestre national Bordeaux Aquitaine, conducted by Paul Daniel (Naïve)
2016* Chimichurri Okeh Duo, co-led with Minino Garay (cajón, percussion)
2017* Ancestral Memories Okeh Co-led with Yosvany Terry [de] (saxophones, chekeré). With Yunior Terry (bass) and Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)

As sideman

Year recorded Leader Title Label
2007* Stefano di Battista Trouble Shootin' Blue Note

References

  1. ^ a b c Bragonier, J Robert (12 November 2003) "Baptiste Trotignon: Solo (2003)". AllAboutJazz.
  2. ^ a b Fordham, John (29 February 2012) "Baptiste Trotignon/Tom Arthurs – Review". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Hewett, Ivan (9 July 2009) "Baptiste Trotignon at Charlie Wright's International, Review". The Daily Telegraph.
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