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Médéric Collignon | |
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![]() Médéric Collignon on stage at Le Triton (Les Lilas, 93 - France) in December 2008 | |
Background information | |
Born | Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes, France | July 6, 1970
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, instrumentalist |
Instrument(s) | Cornet, saxhorn, mini korg |
Years active | 1989–present |
Website |
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Médéric Collignon (born 6 July 1970 in Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes) is a French jazz vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player.
He learnt to play the trumpet at the age of five, became a pupil at the Conservatoire de Charleville-Mézières in 1984, and gained his diploma at the Conservatoire de Nancy in 1989. In 2009 he was awarded the Django Reinhardt prize by the Académie du Jazz. [1]
He has been influenced by various genres, including funk, hard rock, jazz-rock and the music of Olivier Messiaen.
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Médéric Collignon | |
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![]() Médéric Collignon on stage at Le Triton (Les Lilas, 93 - France) in December 2008 | |
Background information | |
Born | Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes, France | July 6, 1970
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, instrumentalist |
Instrument(s) | Cornet, saxhorn, mini korg |
Years active | 1989–present |
Website |
www |
Médéric Collignon (born 6 July 1970 in Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes) is a French jazz vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player.
He learnt to play the trumpet at the age of five, became a pupil at the Conservatoire de Charleville-Mézières in 1984, and gained his diploma at the Conservatoire de Nancy in 1989. In 2009 he was awarded the Django Reinhardt prize by the Académie du Jazz. [1]
He has been influenced by various genres, including funk, hard rock, jazz-rock and the music of Olivier Messiaen.