Laurent Cugny
Laurent Cugny (born 14 April 1955 in La Garenne-Colombes) is a French jazz musician (pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger), jazz critic, and musicologist. In 1987, he recorded two albums with his big band Lumière and Gil Evans.
Laurent Cugny
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- Name
- Laurent Cugny
- Born
- 14 April 1955
- Birthplace
- La Garenne-Colombes
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- jazz · musicology · music
- Education
- Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV
- Languages
- French
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Laurent Cugny (born 14 April 1955 in La Garenne-Colombes) is a French jazz musician (pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger), jazz critic, and musicologist. In 1987, he recorded two albums with his big band Lumière and Gil Evans.
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• Name — Laurent Cugny • Born — 14 April 1955 • Birthplace — La Garenne-Colombes • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Piano
Identity
Identity
Laurent Cugny is recorded as musicologist, jazz musician, writer, journalist and pianist.
Discography
With Gil Evans • Rhythm A Ning (EmArcy, 1988) • Golden Hair (EmArcy, 1989) Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumière • Dromesko (EmArcy, 1993)
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Analysis of Jazz: A Comprehensive Approach by Laurent Cugny, Notes, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
- Cugny, Laurent, Oxford Music Online, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
- Eurojazzland: Jazz and European Sources, Dynamics, and Contexts ed. by Luca Cerchiari, Laurent Cugny, Franz Kerschbaumer (review), Notes, 2014
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2014
- Laurent Cugny, Analyser le jazz, Volume !, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
- Recentrer la musique. 1. Audiotactilité et ontologie de l’oeuvre musicale : musique d’écriture, jazz, pop, rock, by Laurent Cugny, Lyon, Symétrie, 2021, 368 pages, Revue musicale OICRM, 2024
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2024
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1251300: Laurent Cugny
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- “Laurent Cugny”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• Django d'Or as composer (2009) • Django d'Or as leader of the Orchestre National de Jazz (1997) • Prix Django Reinhardt (1989)
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Cugny, Laurent, Oxford Music Online, 2003Crossref registry
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
Eurojazzland: Jazz and European Sources, Dynamics, and Contexts ed. by Luca Cerchiari, Laurent Cugny, Franz Kerschbaumer (review), Notes, 2014Crossref registry
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
Laurent Cugny, Analyser le jazz, Volume !, 2011Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1251300: Laurent CugnyWikimedia Foundation
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