Baptiste Trotignon

• Name — Baptiste Trotignon • Born — 1974 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Piano • Years Active — 1990s–present • Website — baptistetrotignon.com Baptiste Trotignon (born 1974) is a French jazz pianist and composer.

Trotignon was born near Paris in 1974. He started playing the violin at the age of 6 and the piano three years later. His first solo piano album was 2003's Solo. Trotignon composes music and plays "interpretations of music from Led Zeppelin and [[Bob Dylan|[Bob] Dylan]] to Edith Piaf".

The Daily Telegraphs Ivan Hewett wrote on the originality of Trotignon's style in 2009 that "Any references are only subliminally present in a style that's very much his own. He has certain favourite devices such as rapid-fire repetitions of single notes, and machine-gun alternations of the hands". The Guardians John Fordham, commenting on a Trotignon duo concert with percussionist Minino Garay stated that the pianist's playing contained "startling chordal exclamations, plaintively romantic lyricism and [...] a collage of liquid lines and stuttering drumlike invitations to his partner".

• Year recorded — Title — Label — Personnel/Notes • 2000 — Fluide — Naïve — Trio • 2001 — Sightseeing — Naïve — Trio with Clovis Nicolas (bass), Tony Rabeson (drums); reissued 2005 • 2003 — Solo (Baptiste Trotignon album) — Naïve — Solo piano • 2005 — Solo II (Baptiste Trotignon album) — Naïve — Solo piano • 2005 — Trotignon/El-Malek — Naïve — Quartet co-led by David El Malek (tenor sax), with Darryl Hall (bass), Dré Pallemaerts (drums) • 2006 — Flower Power — Naïve — Trio with Aldo Romano, Rémi Vignolo (bass) • 2007 — Fool Time — Naïve — Quartet co-led by David El Malek, with Darryl Hall, Dré Pallemaerts • 2009 — Share (Baptiste Trotignon album) — Naïve — Trio with Matt Penman (bass), Otis Brown III or Eric Harland (drums), guests Mark Turner (tenor sax), Tom Harrell (flugelhorn) • 2010 — Suite... — Naïve — Quartet with Mark Turner, Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Matt Penman, Eric Harland; one trio track with Thomas Bramerie (bass), Franck Agulhon (drums) • 2012 — Song, Song, Song — Naïve — Duos and trios with Minino Garay (perc), Thomas Bramerie (bass) a.o. plus strings (trio or quartet), Jeanne Added, Melody Gardot, Christophe Miossec, Monica Passos (vocals) • 2013 — Dusk Is a Quiet Place — Naïve — Duo with Mark Turner • 2014 — Hit (Baptiste Trotignon album) — Naïve — Trio with Thomas Bramerie (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums) • 2015 — Different Spaces — Naïve — Piano concerto written by Trotignon, played by Nicholas Angelich with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine conducted by Paul Daniel • 2016 — Chimichurri — Okeh — Duo with Minino Garay (cajón, percussion) • 2017 — Ancestral Memories — Okeh — Quartet co-led by Yosvany Terry (saxophones, chekeré), with Yunior Terry (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums) • 2019 — You've Changed — Sony Classical — Solo piano, duos with Joe Lovano, Avishai Cohen, Ibrahim Maalouf, Thomas de Pourquery, Vincent Ségal, Camélia Jordana • 2022 — Anima — Alpha Classics — With Orchestre Victor Hugo conducted by Jean-François Verdier • 2022 — Symphonie du ponant — Coop Breizh — With Didier Squiban, Orchestre National de Bretagne • 2022 — Body and Soul — Paradise Improvisé — Solo piano • 2023 — Brexit Music — Paradis Improvisé — Trio, with Matt Penman, Gregory Hutchinson • 2024 — Pianoforte — Artwork Records — Quartet with Éric Legnini, Pierre de Bethmann, Bojan Z • 2024 — Piano voix — Tôt ou tard — Duo with Arthur Teboul

• Year recorded — Leader — Title — Label • 1995 — Jean-Luc — Hommage à Jaco — Seventh Records • 1998 — Claudia — My Own Phoolosophy — Soundhills • 2001 — Christian — French Songs — Elabeth • 2001 — Pierrick — Cherokee — Elabeth • 2002 — Doudou — Les Racines Du Ciel — RDC Records • 2002 — Moutin Reunion Quartet — Power Tree — Shai - Dreyfus/USA • 2002 — Bill & The Space Time Big Band New Light — Bill Mobley & The Space Time Big Band New Light — Space Time Records • 2003 — Jerome — Melodolodie — Sunnyside • 2003 — OLH Orchestra/Geoffroy Tamisier & Kenny Wheeler — G Meets K — Yolk records • 2003 — Hervé — Paradis artificiels — NextMusic • 2003 — Moutin Reunion Quartet — Red Moon — Nocturne • 2004 — Rick — Bohemia — Nocturne • 2004 — André — Carte blanche — Dreyfus Jazz • 2006 — Aldo — Chante — Dreyfus Jazz • 2007 — Stefano — Trouble Shootin — Blue Note • 2008 — Jean — 13 aurores • 2008 — Franck — Solisticks/2 • 2009 — André — Sweet People — (CamJazz) • 2011 — Aldo — Inner Smile • 2012 — Jacques — Art of Dreaming — (Aztec Musique) • 2013 — Marc & Perico — Flamenco Reunion — (Contrabaix) • 2014 — Mélanie — Keys • 2014 — Minino — Vamos • 2017 — Kate — Thousands of miles