La Maison Française, Embassy of France, Washington DC

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at La Maison Française

Baptiste Trotignon Jazz Trio
Baptiste Trotignon, piano
Gregory Hutchinson, drums
Matthew Penman, bass

A reception to meet the artists (with cash bar) will follow the concert.

   Presentation

   Pianist Baptiste Trotignon grew up in the Loire region and studied at the Nantes Conservatory in Brittany, where he won prizes for performance and composition. In 1994, he appeared as an actor and musician in Alain Corneau’s film Le nouveau monde. In 2000, Trotignon’s début album Fluide revealed him as one of the most spectacular, broad-ranging and fascinating pianists of his generation and he won a Django d’Or for "Best First Record".

   Jazzman declared Trotignon’s second album (Still) "the shock of the year" in 2001 and the Jazz Academy awarded him the Prix Django Reinhardt. Trotignon’s recent 2009 release Share is receiving rave reviews and he will visit La Maison Française, giving its audience the opportunity to see what everyone has been raving about.

   Artist’s Links

Baptiste Trotignon on YouTube:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOhnfVqIzv4
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2RJctYgZX0

Baptiste Trotignon on MySpace:
- http://www.myspace.com/baptistetrotignon

Baptiste Trotignon homepage:
- http://www.baptistetrotignon.com

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