PIANOFORTE

#2Pianos2Rhodes

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October 11, 2024: album release for Artwork Records
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Four pianists share 2 pianos and 2 Fender Rhodes for an unprecedented and tantalizing encounter. Each in their own style, these keyboard musketeers have left their mark on the history of French jazz. Just one of many examples? They each have a Victoire du Jazz award on their mantelpiece. Baptiste Trotignon won in 2003, Pierre de Bethmann in 2008, Eric Legnini in 2011 and Bojan Z in 2012.

Since their inaugural night at Tourcoing Jazz in 2019, the quartet has already played some thirty concerts, and not the least of them, having toured major jazz festivals such as Marciac, La Villette, Monte-Carlo and Jarasum in South Korea. 

With a repertoire maliciously blending standards and personal compositions, the four comrades promise an album worthy of the sonic jousting they celebrate on stage. Hold on tight!

Albums

PianoForte cover
PianoForte
2024, ArtWork Records

Upcoming gigs

Sat 25 January 2025LyonAuditorium
Thu 6 February 2025CenonLe Rocher de Palmer
Fri 4 April 2025MetzL'Arsenal
Sat 5 April 2025Suisse / CullyCully Jazz
Sat 14 June 2025LilleLille Piano(s) Festival

Videos

PianoForte // Recording Sessions
PianoForte // Recording Sessions
PianoForte // Boda Boda
PianoForte // Boda Boda
PianoForte // Célia
PianoForte // Célia

Previous gigs

Thu 5 December 2024ParisThéâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Tue 15 October 2024Boulogne-BillancourtLa Seine Musicale
Sat 4 May 2024Belgique / LiègeJazz à Liège
Fri 24 November 2023Monaco / Monte CarloMonte Carlo Jazz Festival
Thu 5 October 2023Saint-Quentin en YvelinesThéâtre
Tue 16 May 2023SénartThéâtre Sénart
Sun 30 April 2023Arménie / ErevanCafesjian Center for the Arts
Sat 22 April 2023Belgique / TournaiTournai Jazz Festival
Thu 16 February 2023La Seyne sur MerEspace Tisot
Mon 21 November 2022ParisAthénée - Théâtre Louis Jouvet
Sun 2 October 2022Corée du Sud / SéoulJarasum Jazz Festival
Sat 17 September 2022Colmar
Mon 1 August 2022MarciacJazz in Marciac
Thu 21 July 2022La Roque d'AnthéronFestival International de Piano
Sun 5 June 2022Marly lès MetzMarly Jazz Festival
Thu 7 April 2022Le HavreLe Volcan
Sat 26 March 2022La RochelleLa Coursive
Fri 4 February 2022BourgesMaison de la Culture
Tue 14 December 2021Thonon-les-BainsThéâtre Maurice Novarina
Wed 13 October 2021Bezons
Thu 12 August 2021Saint Jean Cap FerratSaint Jazz Cap Ferrat
Thu 15 July 2021CenonLe Rocher de Palmer
Mon 21 June 2021MontpellierThéâtre d'O
Thu 17 June 2021ToursOpéra
Tue 19 January 2021SénartThéâtre Sénart
Sat 9 January 2021BourgesMaison de la Culture
Fri 16 October 2020CoutancesThéâtre
Tue 13 October 2020SarcellesSalle André Malraux
Fri 4 September 2020ParisPhilarmonie de Paris
Fri 13 December 2019Châlons en ChampagneLa Comète
Sat 12 October 2019TourcoingTourcoing jazz Festival
PIANOFORTE
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Current musicians

Baptiste Trotignon piano / rhodes
Bojan Z piano / rhodes
Eric Legnini piano / rhodes
Pierre de Bethmann piano / rhodes

Press

2024
Latins de Jazz  //  Du jazz vibrant et joyeux, fluide et énergique
Jazz Magazine  //  PianoForte, un pour tous, tous pour un

2023
Jazzques  //  Tournai Jazz 2023

2022
Le Monde  //  Jazz in Marciac / Pianoforte remporte un triomphe, au pied levé
Jazz Magazine  //  Les Quatre Fantastiques

2021
Action Jazz / Gazette Bleue  //  Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Musicalité

2020
Ouest France  //  Piano forte : un régal absolu !