Nicolas Genest

TRUMPET AND FLUEGELHORN

Nicolas Genest was born in 1964 in Chateauroux.

Comissioned by Radio France to write 5 musical pieces for the "Alla Breve" serie in 1999.
"Victoire de la musique" 1999, with the "City boom boom" album of the Julien Lourau Groove Gang.
"Django d’or" 1996, best 1st recording with the Julien Lourau "Groove Gang". Nominated at the "Django d’or" 1995, best 1st recording Nicolas Genest Quartet "Amazonia". He won the 1st soloist prize at the International Contest of «Jazz à la Defense" 1993.

Attracted by Indian music for a long time, it is around 1992 that he began to study it with S. Lecerf (Carnatic flute), then with Shaymal Maïtra (tablas).

Arriving in 1986 in Paris, he started very soon to play with numerous musicians, including R. Urtreger, P. Michelot, A. Jean-Marie, A. Hervé, J. F. Jenny-Clarck, D. Lockwood, G. Ferris, A. Ceccarelli, H. Texier, D. Humair, Y. Robert, A. Romano, R. Galliano, B. Altschul; and in big bands like "Lumière", "Quoi de Neuf", "Paris Jazz Orchestra", "F.Laudet big-band".
Many studio recordings: movie soundtracks (Henri Texier), Publicity (Chanel).
He also performed in various musical contexts, African, Brazilian, Cuban, and Funk that had him tour in Europe, Japan, Africa, Canada, USA, and Middle East.
He worked on harmony and composition with J Clayton, B Maury; The trumpet with R. Pichaureau, Art Farmer, W. Marsalis, T. Blanchard.

He began music with blues harmonica in 1980, then with the trumpet which he studied at the Academy of music of Chateauroux from 1982 to 1984.

Activities:

"Hati sextet" with Malik Mezzadri (Fl), Stefanus Vivens (keyb), Hubert Dupont (Bass), Philippe Foch & Prabhu Edouard (tablas);
«N. Genest quintet» with Eric Barret (Sax), Benoît Delbecq (Pno), Olivier Sens (Bass), Christophe Marguet (Dms);
"Dans le décor" directed by Hubert Dupont (Bass) with Stéphane Payen (Sax), David Venitucci (Acc), Franck Vaillant (Dms) ;
Brice Wassy's (Dms) "African rythm orchestra";
Daniel Casimir's (Tb) "Wonder Groove Factory", with Philippe Sellam (Sax), Norbert Lucarain (Vib), Jérome Baur (keyb), François Thuillier (Tuba), Sébastien de Laleu (Dms);

Discography:

NICOLAS GENEST QUARTET & ERIC BARRET: «Amazonia».
NICOLAS GENEST: «Hati», «Lékéré».
THIERRY MAILLARD QUARTET: «Time’s color».
JULIEN LOURAU GROOVE GANG: «Groove gang», «Voodoo dance», «City Boom Boom»,
«Compilation L’amour, Quelques Instants Chavirés».
HENRI TEXIER AZUR SEXTET: «Charlie et le jazz».
QUOI DE NEUF Big Band: «En attendant la pluie», «La femme du bouc émissaire».
TOUFIC FARROUKH: «Ali on Broadway».
MIKE ELLIS & ART SOUND ORCHESTRA: «Other worlds».
CLAUDINE FRANCOIS METIS QUINTET: «Amazone».
HASK: « La Nébuleuse ».
DANIEL CASIMIR: «Eros et Thanatos».
STEFANUS VIVENS: «Freedom for Seeds».
JEFF SICARD QUINTET: «Tropismes».
WONDER BRASS FACTORY: «California Blondes».
J-JACQUES ELANGUE &LOS AFRICANOS : « Missounga ».
PHILIPPE COMBELLE : « Tribute to the Mother of Groove ».
ARCHI MUSIC : «Sade songs».
MININO GARAY : «Minino Garay y los tambores del sur», « Kilombo ».