Erik Truffaz

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Erik Truffaz
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = c. 1960
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Origin = Switzerland
Instrument = Trumpet
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Genre = Jazz fusion
Acid jazz
Post bop
Occupation = Trumpeter
Years_active = 1990s – present
Label = Blue Note Records (current)
EMI
Associated_acts = Erik Truffaz Ladyland Quartet
Matt Penman
Thor Madsen
URL = [http://www.eriktruffaz.com Official Website]
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Erik Truffaz (born 1960 in Switzerland) is a Swiss-born French contemporary jazz trumpeter, infusing elements of hip hop, rock and roll and dance music into compositions. He is best known for his improvised style of playing, having signed with the French EMI label in 1996. Truffaz gained international attention for his second album on Blue Note, "The Dawn", that had been produced together with Pat Muller, Marcello Giuliani and Mark Erbetta. Since then they produced many Blue Note albums together such as "Bending New Corners", which became a Silver Album in France. The latest Truffaz release Arkhangelsk is a mixture between pop songs, french songs, and Jazz-groove.

Discography

* Arkhangelsk (2007)
* Face-à-face (2CD Live + DVD) (2006)
* Saloua (2005)
* The Walk of the Giant Turtle (2003)
* Magrouni (2002)
* Revisité (2001)
* Mantis (2001)
* The Mask (2000)
* Bending New Corners (1999)
* The Dawn (1998)
* Out of a Dream (1997)
* Nina Valéria (1994)

External links

* [http://www.eriktruffaz.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.kidam.net/index.php/2007/02/15/truffaz/ A documentary] about the recording of Erik Truffaz's last album 'Arkhangelsk' featuring Nya, Christophe & Ed Harcourt.