Médéric Collignon

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Médéric Collignon
Médéric Collignon on stage at Le Triton (Les Lilas, 93 - France) in December 2008
Background information
Born	(1970-07-06) July 6, 1970 (age 51) Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes, France
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, instrumentalist
Instruments	Cornet, saxhorn, mini korg
Years active	1989–present
Website	www.myspace.com/medericollignofficial

Médéric Collignon (born 6 July 1970 in Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes) is a French jazz vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player.

He learnt to play the trumpet at the age of five, became a pupil at the Conservatoire de Charleville-Mézières in 1984, and gained his diploma at the Conservatoire de Nancy in 1989. In 2009 he was awarded the Django Reinhardt prize by the Académie du Jazz.^[1]

He has been influenced by various genres, including funk, hard rock, jazz-rock and the music of Olivier Messiaen.

Discography[]

As leader[]

• 2006 Porgy and Bess, Discograph
• 2010 Shangri-Tunkashi-La, Plus Loin Music
• 2012 À la recherche du roi frippé, Just Looking

As sideman[]

• 2001 Sereine, Label Bleu, with Claude Barthélémy
• 2003 Admirabelamour, Label Bleu, with the Orchestre national de jazz conducted by Claude Barthélémy
• 2003 Napoli's Walls, ECM, with Louis Sclavis
• 2005 "Lunfardo", record label Chief Inspector (200509), Sébastien Gaxie
• 2007 Bamana, Act Music, with Soriba Kouyaté

References[]

External links[]

• Médéric Collignon at OC-TV (in French)

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