Médéric Collignon (born 6 July 1970 in Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes) is a French jazz vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player.
Médéric Collignon | |
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 Médéric Collignon on stage at Le Triton (Les Lilas, 93 - France) in December 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 6, 1970 Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes, France |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Cornet, saxhorn, mini korg |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Website | www |
He learnt to play the trumpet at the age of five, became a pupil at the Conservatoire de Charleville-Mézières in 1984, and gained his diploma at the Conservatoire de Nancy in 1989. In 2009 he was awarded the Django Reinhardt prize by the Académie du Jazz.[1]
He has been influenced by various genres, including funk, hard rock, jazz-rock and the music of Olivier Messiaen.
Discography
editAs leader
edit- 2006 Porgy and Bess, Discograph
- 2010 Shangri-Tunkashi-La, Plus Loin Music
- 2012 À la recherche du roi frippé, Just Looking
As sideman
edit- 2001 Sereine, Label Bleu, with Claude Barthélémy
- 2003 Admirabelamour, Label Bleu, with the Orchestre national de jazz conducted by Claude Barthélémy
- 2003 Napoli's Walls, ECM, with Louis Sclavis
- 2005 "Lunfardo", record label Chief Inspector (200509), Sébastien Gaxie
- 2007 Bamana, Act Music, with Soriba Kouyaté
References
edit- ^ "Géraldine Laurent et Médéric Collignon lauréats du prix Django Reinhardt". La Tribune. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
External links
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