Gilles Repond

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Vilnius

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Released: Mar 28, 2011

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Vilnius
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Genre: Funk / Jazz
Location Bruxelles, Fr
Profile Views: 43472
Last Login: 1/2/2012
Member Since 1/9/2007
Website www.gillesrepond.com
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Type of Label Indie
Bio
Born in Montreux, Switzerland on August 31st 1977, he takes up the trombone at the age of 12. He attends a number of master classes given by Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Lee Konitz, Richie Beirach, Bobby Shew ... In 1998, he starts his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels under Phil Abraham. He's playing around Belgium and Switzerland with likes of Cyrille Bugnon ( Cully jazz festival), Patrice Moret, Luca Stoll, Tobias Friedli … In 2002, during a stay in New-York, he got to study with renowned trombonists such as Steve Davis, Conrad Herwig as well as Slide Hampton... Since his return to Belgium in 2003, Gilles Repond has been heard playing with Philippe Aerts, Chris Joris, Pierre Vaiana, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Christophe Astolfi, Quentin Liégeois, Mimi Verderame, Bruno Castelucci, Stéphane Mercier, The KMG'S, Marc Lelangue, Z, The Belgium Jazz Big Band, Dick Van Der Harst ... Il donne également cours de trombone jazz au stage de l'académie internationale d'été de Wallonie : http://www.akdt.be
Members
Gilles Repond (trombone), Tom Callens (sax), Pascal Mohy (piano), Philippe Aerts (bass), Mimi Verderame (drums).
Influences
J.J.Johnson, Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton, Steve Davis, Clifford Brown, Kenny Dorham and more and more...
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"Pour définir Gilles Repond: technicité, audace, rigueur, souffle et tonalité très outre- atlantique sont des qualités qui donnent envie de suivre de près la carrière d'un musicien...Lost, est un album enregistré dans l'esprit du jazz avec ce supplément de bonne humeur, d'harmonie et de dynamisme. Pas de complexes. Originalité sans voyeurisme ni nombrilisme. Du vrai bonheur en quelque sorte." Etienne Payen