Cyril Régamey

Cyril Régamey (born September 27, 1977 in Pully , VD) is a Swiss percussionist who has emerged in both classical music and jazz .

Live and act

Régamey received lessons in classical percussion at the École de Musique de Pully between 1983 and 1992. He graduated from the Conservatoire de Lausanne with Stéphane Borel with a diploma with distinction; at the same time he studied drums at the École de Jazz de Lausanne.

During this time he played in the classical field in the Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne, Orchester de Chambre de Genève, Orchester Symphonique Suisse des Jeunes. Center International de Percussions de Genève, Compagnie Roland Auzet, but also with IRCAM Paris. In the jazz area he has performed with groups such as François Lindemann's Piano Seven , the Big Band de Lausanne , In Entropia , Batamo and the Escape Quintet .

In 2002, Régamey and trumpeter Yannick Barman founded the Kiku project , with which the two performed at the Willisau Jazz Festival and then worldwide. In the next few years he also performed with triolism . For more than a decade he has been part of the trio of pianist Marc Perrenoud , with whom he has released several albums. He was also a member of Yannick Oppliger's Explosive Drums Orchestra and Patricia Bosshard's Inentropia . With Le Car de Thon in 2009 he interpreted intuitive music by Karlheinz Stockhausen . He also worked with François Lindemann, Ohad Talmor , Ben Monder , Moncef Genoud , Robin Kenyatta , Dan Weiss , Sylvie Courvoisier , Patrice Moret , Marco Muller and Pierre Audétat . He is also on albums by Piano Seven , Yilian Cañizares , Pascal Alba, Yannick bartender and with the Jazz Orchestra of George Robert heard.

Prizes and awards

In 2000 Régamey was awarded first prize for his virtuosity as a student at the Conservatoire de Lausanne. In 2003 he received the Prix Leenard and in 2005 first prize in the Redding improvisation competition.

Discographic notes

Orchester Symphonique Suisse des Jeunes : Mahler Symphony No 5
Saxophilia: 12 Couleurs (1999)
Piano Seven: Piano Seven & Brass Quintet ( TCB 2000)
Explosive Drums Orchestra: Manège à la plage (2002)
Inentropia: Live at the AMR
Mâ Tzigalas: Mâ Tzigalas
Kiku Trio: Méthane (Veto 2009, with Yannick Barmann, Malcolm Braff )
Kiku feat. Blixa Bargeld & Black Cracker: Marcher sur la tête (Everest Records 2015, with Yannick Barmann, David Doyon)
Marc Perrenoud Trio Nature Boy ( Double Moon Records 2016)

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Entry (Radio Swiss). Retrieved August 30, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Régamey, Cyril
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss percussionist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 27, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pully , VD

[1] Entry (Radio Swiss). Retrieved August 30, 2019 .