Laurent Cugny (born 14 April 1955 in
La Garenne-Colombes
La Garenne-Colombes () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from Notre Dame de Paris, France's kilometre zero.
Name
The commune used to be part of the neighbouring city of Colombes. At t ...
) 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
Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian Americans, Canadian–American jazz pianist, Music arranger, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators i ...
.
Awards
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DjangodOr
The Golden Django, named after guitarist Django Reinhardt, is an award for jazz musicians in Europe created by the French producer Frank Hagège. The trophy is a creation of the French painter Raymond Moretti. It was first introduced in France ( ...
as composer (2009)
*DjangodOr as leader of the
Orchestre National de Jazz (1997)
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Prix Django Reinhardt (1989)
Discography
With Gil Evans
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Rhythm A Ning'' (EmArcy, 1988)
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Golden Hair'' (EmArcy, 1989)
Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumière
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Dromesko'' (EmArcy, 1993)
References
People from La Garenne-Colombes
1955 births
Living people
20th-century French musicologists
21st-century French musicologists
French jazz pianists
French music critics
French male non-fiction writers
French jazz bandleaders
French big band bandleaders
French music arrangers
21st-century French pianists
21st-century French male musicians
Orchestre National de Jazz members
French male jazz pianists
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