Bruno Chevillon


Bruno Chevillon is a French jazz double bassist who is well known in avant-garde jazz as well as in new improvised music.

Life

Born in Valréas Vaucluse, Chevillon followed a double training since he graduated from the Beaux Arts in 1983, where he studied photography, and at the same time followed Joseph Fabre's classical double bass teaching at the. He made his debut in jazz by following the class of, is a member of the Groupe de recherche et d'improvisation musicales, and then joined the Lyon collective where he made a decisive encounter: that of Louis Sclavis. Chevillon was then associated with a large part of the clarinettist's projects.
In addition to his long collaboration with Sclavis, the double bassist plays with the main actors of avant-garde jazz and Free improvisation : Marc Ducret, Claude Barthélemy, Stéphan Oliva, François Corneloup, François Raulin, Joey Baron, Elliott Sharp, Franck Vigroux, Benjamin de la Fuente, Samuel Sighicelli, Laurent Dehors, Gerome Nox etc.
Essentially a sideman, Chevillon also flourishes as a soloist, however, notably in his performance on Pier Paolo Pasolini. Contemporary classical music is also part of his work.
In 2007, he recorded his only solo album Hors-Champ published on the label d'Autres Cordes, which mixes double bass and electronics. In 2014, he joined the as artistic advisor, alongside Olivier Benoit.

Recordings