BAPTISTE TROTIGNON
pianiste
Grand prix du concours international de
piano-jazz Martial Solal 2002
Django d'Or Espoir 2001
Choc Jazzman 2001
Prix Django Reinhardt de l'académie du Jazz 2001
Né en 1974, ce jeune pianiste d'origine nantaise s'est installé à Paris en 1995, où il décide de se consacrer au jazz après une douzaine d'années d'étude du piano classique.
Baptiste Trotignon est à peine âgé de 26 ans au moment où le label « Naïve » sort son premier disque en leader "Fluide".
Peu de temps après son installation à Paris, on l'entendait dans la plupart des clubs de la capitale ainsi que lors de festivals, en province ou à l'étranger (Marciac, Sête, La Villette, Izmir, Düsseldorff, Calvi, Albi, Knitting Factory à New-York…)
Aujourd’hui, le Baptiste Trotignon Trio (avec Clovis Nicolas et Tony Rabeson) a reçu les éloges unanimes du public et de la presse. Baptiste est un éminent collaborateur de Moutin Réunion (avec les frères Moutin et Rick Margitza). Il a participé à de nombreuses formations de la scène française : Alex Tassel Quintet, Claudia Solal Quartet, Jérôme Barde Quartet, Umberto Pagnini Quartet (La Cricca d'Umberto), Eric Le Lann Trio (avec Riccardo Del Fra), Pierrick Pedron Quartet, Jean Christophe Beney Quartet.
On a pu l'entendre également aux côtés d'Albert Mangelsdorff, François Théberge, George Brown, Olivier Ternime, Bertrand Renaudin, les frères Belmondo, Christian Escoudé, Sara Lazarus, les frères Naturel, Steve Potts, Gildas Scouarnec, J-L Longnon, Eric Barret, Christian " tonton " Salut, David Murray, Peter King, Manuel Rocheman, Daniel Huck, Jean Louis Chautemps…
En 1994, il est à la fois pianiste et comédien dans le film d'Alain Corneau " Le Nouveau Monde ".
En juin 1996, il remporte le second prix de soliste au Concours National de Jazz de la Défense. De 1997 à 1999, il participe au collectif " Nuits Blanches " du Petit Opportun.
Il reçoit en 2001 le Django d'Or du jeune Espoir français, pour son premier disque "Fluide". La même année, paraît son deuxieme album en leader : « Sightseeing ».
En 2002, Il gagne le Grand prix du concours international de piano-jazz Martial Solal
En leader :
" Sightseeing " (naive) - 2001 (trio avec Clovis Nicolas et Tony Rabeson)
nouveau disque à paraître en 2003 (solo) (naive)
En sideman :
Moutin Reunion Quartet " Power tree " (ShaÏ / Dreyfus-USA)
Jean-Luc Chevalier quartet " Hommage à Jaco " (Seventh Records)
Claudia Solal " My own phoolosophy "
Pierrick Pedron " Cherokee " (Elabeth)
Christian Brun " French songs " (Elabeth)
Jerome Barde " Bifurq " (yourbuz.com)
OLH orchestra / Geoffroy Tamisier+Kenny Wheeler "G meets K" (Yolk records)
Doudou Gouirand " Les racines du ciel " (RDC records)
Bill Mobley and the space time big band "New Light" (Space Time Records)
Grand prize of 2002 Martial Solal International
Jazz-Piano Competition
Django d'Or Espoir 2001
Choc Jazzman 2001
Prize Django Reinhardt 2001 of the Academy of Jazz
Born in 1974, this young pianist, native of Nantes, moved to Paris in 1995, and decided to devote himself to jazz after a dozen year spent studying classical piano.
Baptiste Trotignon was barely 26 years old when « Fluide », his first album as a leader, was released on the label « Naive ».
Shortly after he had moved to Paris, Baptiste was heard in every jazz-club of the capital as well as in festivals around France and abroad (Marciac, Sête, La Villette, Izmir, Düsseldorff, Calvi, Albi, Knitting Factory à New-York…).
In 2002, the Baptiste Trotignon Trio (with Clovis Nicolas and Tony Rabeson) has received unanimous acclaim in Europe. Baptiste is a key member of Moutin Reunion (with the Moutin brothers and Rick Margitza), and has been a collaborator of many groups on the French Jazz Scene : Alex Tassel Quintet, Claudia Solal Quartet, Jérôme Barde Quartet, Umberto Pagnini Quartet (La Cricca d'Umberto), Eric Le Lann Trio (featuring Riccardo Del Fra), Pierrick Pedron Quartet, Jean Christophe Beney Quartet.
Also, he has been heard performing with Albert Mangelsdorff, François Théberge, George Brown, Olivier Ternime, Bertrand Renaudin, the Belmondo brothers, Christian Escoudé, Sara Lazarus, the Naturel brothers, Steve Potts, Gildas Scouarnec, J-L Longnon, Eric Barret, Christian " tonton " Salut, David Murray, Peter King, Manuel Rocheman, Daniel Huck, Jean Louis Chautemps…
In 1994, he was performing as both pianist and comedian in Alain Corneau’s movie " Le Nouveau Monde ".
In June 1996, he earned the second soloist award at the National Jazz Contest of La Defense. Between 1997 and 1999, he was a distinguished member of the " Nuits Blanches du Petit Opportun » Collective.
In 2001, he received a Golden Django in the New Artist Category for his first album « Fluide ». His second album as a leader, « Sightseeing », was released later on the same year.
In 2002, he earned the Grand Prize at Martial Solal International Jazz-Piano Competition. This contest happens every four years. Its 2002 version had more than 100 candidates from 29 countries competing against each other. The jury was composed of 9 international figures of jazz chosen by Martial Solal. The level required to be selected for the first round only was already extremely high The final round (the 3rd one) was won by Baptiste against 5 more remaining brillant candidates.
As a leader :
" Fluide " (naive) - 2000 (trio with Clovis Nicolas and Tony Rabeson)
" Sightseeing " (naive) - 2001 (trio with Clovis Nicolas and Tony Rabeson)
Next album, to be released in 2003 (solo) (naive)
Moutin Reunion Quartet " Power tree " (ShaÏ / Dreyfus-USA)
Jean-Luc Chevalier quartet " Hommage à Jaco " (Seventh Records)
Claudia Solal " My own phoolosophy "
Pierrick Pedron " Cherokee " (Elabeth)
Christian Brun " French songs " (Elabeth)
Jerome Barde " Bifurq " (yourbuz.com)
OLH orchestra / Geoffroy Tamisier+Kenny Wheeler "G meets K" (Yolk records)
Doudou Gouirand " Les racines du ciel " (RDC records)
Bill Mobley and the space time big band "New Light" (Space Time Records)