Erik Truffaz


Erik Truffaz is a French-Swiss jazz trumpeter, infusing elements of hip hop, rock and roll and dance music into his compositions.

Early life

Erik Truffaz grew up in France, in the Pays de Gex. He was introduced to music by his father, a saxophone player, played in his father's bands growing up, became a member of diverse local bands and later joined the orchestra of in Geneva. His father then got him admitted to the where he discovered the world of jazz and blues and was inspired to study jazz after hearing Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue at 16 years old. He continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Genève, where he deepened his classical training and took part in jazz workshops, notably those of the.
This dual training in classical and jazz music played a key role in shaping his musical style, which blends elements from various genres such as acoustic music, jazz, rock, electro, drum and bass and many more.

Career

In 1996, Truffaz signed with the French EMI label. Truffaz's second album on Blue Note, The Dawn, produced together with Patrick Muller, Marcello Giuliani and Mark Erbetta. Since then they have produced many Blue Note albums together such as Bending New Corners, which became a Silver Album in France. The 2007 release Arkhangelsk is a mixture of pop songs, French chanson, and jazz-groove.

Discography

Albums

  • Niña Valéria
  • Out of a Dream
  • The Dawn
  • Bending New Corners
  • The Mask
  • Mantis
  • ReVisité
  • The Walk of the Giant Turtle
  • Saloua
  • Arkhangelsk
  • El tiempo de la Revolución
  • Doni Doni
  • Lune Rouge
  • Rollin'
  • ''Clap!''

Collaborations

Other

  • Magrouni
  • ''Face-à-face''