Baptiste Trotignon
born on 17/6/1974 in Paris, Île-de-France, France
Baptiste Trotignon
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 |
---|---|---|---|
2003* | Solo | Naïve | Solo piano |
2005* | Solo II | Naïve | Solo piano |
2009* | Share | 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 | 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 | Naïve | |
2014* | Hit | Naïve | Trio, with Thomas Bramerie (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) |
2016* | Chimichurri | Okeh | Duo, co-led with Minino Garay (cajón, percussion) |
As sideman
Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
---|---|---|---|
2007* | Stefano di Battista | Trouble Shootin' | Blue Note |
References
- ^ a b c Bragonier, J Robert (12 November 2003) "Baptiste Trotignon: Solo (2003)". AllAboutJazz.
- ^ a b Fordham, John (29 February 2012) "Baptiste Trotignon/Tom Arthurs – Review". The Guardian.
- ^ Hewett, Ivan (9 July 2009) "Baptiste Trotignon at Charlie Wright's International, Review". The Daily Telegraph.
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