PIERRE DE BETHMANN TRIO

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Pierre de Bethmann continues his journey with a new trio formula, with outstanding guitarist Nelson Veras joining his voice to that of the piano and Sylvain Romano's double bass.

Thus, with a more intimate sound but nevertheless marked by strong personalities, this new trio continues to explore all the richness of a repertoire made of standards from multiple musical traditions, sometimes transformed by the musicians' harmonic and rhythmic inspiration, sometimes chosen on the spot.

A new trio for a very special group sound, with two exceptional partners, whose careers speak for themselves, and who never tire of cultivating the science of music as an art of living.

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The four albums, Essais Vol1, Vol2, Vol3 & Vol4, produced by ALÉA, grouped together in a box set with a special supplement released in November 2020, were successively Indispensable JazzNews, Choc Jazz Magazine, fff Télérama, Top Mezzo, Elu Citizen Jazz, Hit Couleurs Jazz.

The fifth album Essais / Volume 5 was released in January 2023, and was awarded a Choc Jazz Magazine and Indispensable JazzNews.

Essais / Volume 6 is to be released end 2025

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Pierre de Bethmann was born in 1965 in Boulogne-Billancourt. He has co-led the Prysm trio (four albums for Blue Note), led the ilium and Medium Ensemble projects (seven albums for Aléa), currently leads this trio around standards (five volumes in the form of "Essais" for Aléa), a new quartet around original compositions, and co-leads the PianoForte project. 

He has won twice the Victoires du Jazz (2024 - French instrumental artist, 2008 - Oui, album of the year), the Grand Prix Jazz de l'Académie Charles Cros (2016 - for Exo, Medium Ensemble Volume 2), the Prix Django Reinhardt (2004 - French Musician of the Year), the Django d'Or (1998 - Prysm, ensemble of the year), and First Prize at the Concours de La Défense (1994). Since 2008, he has taught at the CNSMDP (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris), and has been a Steinway Artist since 2023.

More about the Trio.

Albums

Essais / Volume 5
2023, ALEA

Essais / Volumes 1 à 4
2020, ALEA

Essais / Volume 4
2020, ALEA

Essais / Volume 3
2020, ALEA

Essais / Volume 2
2018, ALEA

Essais / Volume 1
2015, ALEA

Videos

P2B Trio /// Thingin'

P2B Trio /// Thème pour un ami

P2B Trio /// Essais, Vol 5 (Teaser)

P2B Trio /// L'Ours

P2B Trio /// Beautiful Love @ Sunset et Jazz Club Radio France

P2B Trio /// Anthropology

P2B Trio /// Essais, Vol 4 (Teaser)

P2B Trio /// Cyclic Episode

P2B Trio /// Essais, Vol 3 (Teaser)

2017 - P2B Trio / Começar de Novo @ St Quentin en Yvelines

2018 - P2B Trio / Essais Vol.2 / Miss Ann

2017 - P2B Trio / Essais Vol.2 / Teaser

2015 - P2B Trio / INDIFFERENCE / Studio Recall

2015 - P2B Trio / WITHOUT A SONG / Studio Recall

2015 - Tony Rabeson / TROMBA / Studio Recall

2015 - P2B Trio + 2 / LA MER / Victoires

2012 - P2B Trio - Maiden Voyage - coda

2012 - P2B Trio - Dolphin Dance

Previous gigs