Jean Chaumont (born 16 June 1983) is a French jazz guitarist and composer.
Jean Chaumont | |
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| Born | 16 June 1983 Saint-Cloud, France |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | Misfitme Music, Re:Jazz |
| Website | www |
Career
editChaumont started playing guitar at fourteen years old, after eight years of piano training.[1] Two years later, he began formally studying jazz music.[2]
He received a degree in jazz musical studies from the Conservatory of Orsay in 2004, later rounding out this academic training by playing extensively in France with musicians such as Fiona Monbet, Ibrahim Maalouf, Armel Dupas, and Karl Jannuska in venues such as Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Charlie Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, and Sunset/Sunside.[1] Alongside his performance work, Chaumont was commissioned for various compositions and arrangements including the scoring of "Le Bonheur en Suspens," a full-length French documentary for France 3.[2]
Chaumont moved to Princeton, New Jersey in 2014. He began composing for his debut album, The Beauty of Differences, which was released on 15 June 2018. It received critical acclaim including a four-star review from Down Beat magazine and remained in the top 100 in jazz radio airplay for ten weeks in the United States, according to JazzWeek.[3][4] The Beauty of Differences features a core band with bassist Ike Sturm, saxophonist Sam Sadigursky, pianist Michael Bond, and drummer Rudy Royston as well as Tierney Sutton, Vinod Gnanaraj, John Hadfield, and Enoch Smith Jr. as guests.[5] Its proceeds will finance the excavation of wells in the Sakata region of Malawi, Africa through the Villages in Partnership organization.[6]
Chaumont has also played in U.S. with Orlando le Fleming, Dan Tepfer, Rogerio Boccato, Jon Irabagon, and Reggie Quinerly venues such as Subculture and St. Peter's Church in New York City.[7][8]
Discography
editAs leader
editCollaborations
editWith Goud
- 2010: Glucose[12]
With Giuseppe de Gregorio
- 2012: Firstep[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Jean Chaumont". Eastman. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Downey Jr., Ken. "Princeton resident, Jean Chaumont debuts jazz album". TimeOFF Central Jersey. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Milkowski, Bill. "Powerful Poetry of Guitar" (PDF). Downbeat. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Jean Chaumont – The Beauty of Differences". Jazz Week. 15 June 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Kamins, Richard B. (16 July 2018). "Magical Moments of Music". Step Tempest. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Zelenka, Justin (3 May 2017). "The Beauty of Differences". Villages in Partnership. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Jean Chaumont Album Release Concert". Subculture. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Jazz Vespers". St. Peter's Church. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Beauty of Differences". Jean Chaumont's Bandcamp Page. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ Jazz, All About (8 May 2018). "Nylon Strings and Other Things: Albums by Jean Chaumont and Kreisberg/Veras". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "Jean Chaumont: The Beauty of Differences - Jazz Weekly". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ "Glucose by Goud". Goud's Bandcamp Page. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Firstep by Tema". Tema's Bandcamp Page. Retrieved September 15, 2018.