Erik Truffaz Quartet to play for Indian audiences

Érik Truffaz quartet, comprising of Erik Truffaz (Trumpet), Christophe Chambet (Bass), Benoit Cirboz (Keyboards) and Marc Erbetta (Drums), to play in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Goa.

Schedule
28 November 2013 Edward Theatre / Mumbai
29 November 2013 blueFROG / Pune
30 November 2013 Counter Culture / Bangalore
01 December 2013 Jazz Live International Festival / Goa

Entry: As per festival and venue rules

Erik Truffaz and the Erik Truffaz Quartet
Érik Truffaz (Chêne-Bougeries, 3 April 1960) is a Swiss-born French-nationality jazz trumpeter, infusing elements of hip hop, rock and roll and dance music into his compositions. He signed with the French EMI label in 1996.[1] Truffaz gained international attention with his second album on Blue Note, The Dawn, produced together with Patrick Muller, Marcello Giuliani and Mark Erbetta. Since then they have produced many Blue Note albums together such as Bending New Corners, which became a Silver Album in France. The 2007 release Arkhangelsk is a mixture of pop songs, French chanson, and jazz-groove. In 2007 he and Ed Harcourt appeared in a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon.

The Erik Truffaz Quartet is above all a collective, a sound, a group dynamic. Starting in 1997 the group was Marcello Giuliani on bass, Marc Erbetta on drums, and Patrick Muller on keyboards for a first album, "Out of a Dream" for the legendary Blue Note label. For the album "The Dawn" and "Bending New Corner," the rapper Nya joined the group and brought a bit of an urban, poetic touch. The video for "Yuri's Choice" helped to spread the word, and at that time the group took inspiration from its Blue Note evening concerts in London, a temple for drum and bass, and composed music while on improvising bits falling on sound tower checks. Following these two albums the group focussed on an international presence succeeding in their musical craft.

The first detour was in 2003 with "The Walk of the Giant Turtle". It was a rock-inspired album that had an organic feel. Sound engineers Corboz and Giuliani distorted the sound of the trumpet. Truffaz was shocked at first, though eventually he loved the idea and built on it. "Archangel" was the album with a more mature feel: Ed Harcourt, Christophe, two singers, two magnificent voices and songs. In June 2010, Benedict took Corboz Patrick Muller's place. Sophie Hunger, with her marvelous voice, is invited to join the quartet on two tracks (a Dylan cover and an original composition). Marcello Giuliani brings his double bass back and records a track on the banjo, and the group is off again for more great adventures.

Band Members on the India tour
Erik Truffaz / Trumpet
Christophe Chambet / Bass
Benoit Cirboz / Keyboards
Marc Erbetta / Drums
Salvatore Dardano / Sound engineer

For more information: http://www.eriktruffaz.com/
 OR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Truffaz

The tour has been organised in partnership with GATECRASH.