Jean-Christophe Cholet／French Touch (2009, Cristal Records)

Jean-Christophe Cholet／French Touch

2009, Cristal Records

Jean-Christophe Cholet　piano, direction

David Venitucci - accordion

Patrice Bailly - trompette, bugle

Yann Martin - trompette, bugle

Vincent Mascart - saxophones alto & soprano

Julien Labergerie - saxophone alto

Geoffroy De Masure - trombone

Arnaud Boukhitine - tubas, trombone basse

Nicolas Mahieux - contrebasse

Christophe Lavergne - batterie

The French pianist Jean-Christophe Cholet was born in 1962. After a classical musical education (Schola Cantorum), he started playing jazz at the age of 23.

He was a student with Bill Dobbins, Kenny Barron and Richie Beirach. Piano player composer and arranger He won twice the "Concours National de Jazz de la Défense".

Jean-Christophe Cholet, who has already been heard on several Altrisuoni releases, made a debut with his own new trio in 2003. With this new role he confirms the strong expressiveness and refined ideas, together with the accurate and subtle rhythmical tones of Heiri Känzig and Marcel Papaux. Cholet may be placed next to the excellent breed of European pianists who manage to combine the essence of Evans’ tradition to the freshness of purely melodic themes. The compositions are also quite extraordinary: he invests in the improvisations studied in every progression, which produce fresh, appealing and overwhelming music. A new trio one cannot miss.