Laurent Coq
| Laurent Coq | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 February 1970 Marseille, France |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | Late 1980s–present |
| Website | laurentcoq.com |
Laurent Coq (born 22 February 1970) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Life and career
Coq began playing the piano at the age of seven.[1] He studied at the Centre d'informations musicales in Paris, at which time he also played in a trio with bassist Jules Bikôkô bi Njami and drummer Daniel Garcia Bruno, and in a variety of other bands.[1] Coq was awarded a government grant in 1994 to travel to the U.S., where he studied with pianists Bruce Barth, John Hicks and Mulgrew Miller.[1]
Coq's 2011 album Rayuela, co-led with saxophonist Miguel Zenón, was inspired by Julio Cortázar's novel of the same title.[2] The Down Beat reviewer commented that "Rayuela experiments with song structures and the connections between tunes to express emotions and motifs each artist observed by reading the [book]".[2]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jaywalker | Enja | Quartet, with Jean-Christophe Béney (tenor sax), Jules Bikoko bi Njami (bass), Daniel Garcia-Bruno (drums) |
| 1999 | Versatile | Cristal | Quartet, with Jean-Christophe Béney (tenor sax), Jules Bikoko bi Njami (bass), Philippe Soirat (drums) |
| 2001 | Live @ the Duc des Lombards | Cristal | Trio, with David El-Malek (tenor sax), Olivier Zanot (alto sax) |
| 2003 | Like a Tree in the City | Sunnyside | Trio, with Jérôme Sabbagh (tenor sax), Brandon Owens (bass), Damion Reid (drums) |
| 2004 | Spinnin' | Cristal | Trio, with Reuben Rogers (bass), Otis Brown III (drums) |
| 2006 | The Thing to Share | Cristal | With Olivier Zanot (alto sax), David El-Malek (tenor), Laurence Allison (vocals) |
| 2008 | Eight Fragments of Summer | 88 Trees | Quartet, with Jérôme Sabbagh (tenor sax), Joe Sanders (bass), Damion Reid (drums) |
| 2011 | Rayuela | Sunnyside | Quartet, with Miguel Zenón (alto sax), Dana Leong (cello, trombone), Dan Weiss (drums, percussion) |
| 2011 | Crosswords | With Sam Sadigursky (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute), Yoni Zelnik (bass), Karl Jannuska (drums), Laurence Allison and Christine Correa (vocals) | |
| 2012 | Dialogue | Sunnyside | Some tracks duo, with Ralph Lavital (guitar); some tracks trio, with Nicolas Pelage (vocals) added |