Erik Truffaz (born 3 April 1960 in

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, Switzerland) is a French-Swiss

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, infusing elements of

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and

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into his compositions.

Early life

Erik Truffaz grew up in France, in the Pays de Gex. He was introduced to music by his father, a saxophone player, played in his father's bands growing up, became a member of diverse local bands and later joined the orchestra of in

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.Erik Truffaz
on Forumdes100.ch His father then got him admitted to the where he discovered the world of jazz and blues and was inspired to study jazz after hearing

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at 16 years old. He continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Genève, where he deepened his classical training and took part in jazz workshops, notably those of the . This dual training in classical and jazz music played a key role in shaping his musical style, which blends elements from various genres such as

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, jazz,

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, electro,

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and many more.

Career

In 1996, Truffaz signed with the French

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label. Truffaz's second album on

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, ''The Dawn'', produced together with Patrick Muller, Marcello Giuliani and Mark Erbetta. Since then they have produced many

albums together such as '' Bending New Corners'', which became a Silver Album in France. The 2007 release ''Arkhangelsk'' is a mixture of pop songs, French ''chanson'', and jazz-

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Discography

* ''Nina Valéria'' (1994) * ''Out of a Dream'' (1997) * ''The Dawn'' (1998) * ''Bending New Corners'' (1999) * ''The Mask'' (2000) * ''Mantis'' (2001) * ''ReVisité'' (2001) * ''Magrouni'' (2002) * ''Tales Of The Lighthouse'' (2002) * ''The Walk of the Giant Turtle'' (2003) * ''Saloua'' (2005) * ''Face-à-face'' (2CD Live + DVD) (2006) * ''Arkhangelsk'' (2007) * ''Benares'' (2008) * ''Mexico'' (2008) * ''Paris'' (2008) * ''In between'' (2010) * ''El tiempo de la Revolución'' (2012) * ''Being Human Being'' (with Murcof) (2014) * ''Doni Doni'' (2016) * ''Lune Rouge'' (2019) * Rollin' (

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, 2023)

References

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