Jean-Luc Cappozzo

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Jean-Luc Cappozzo (born April 22, 1954 in Belfort ) is a French jazz and improvisation musician ( trumpet , flugelhorn ).

Life

Cappozzo was initially a member of the Harmony Orchestra of his native town; During his military service he played in an orchestra of the French Air Force in Dijon between 1974 and 1981 . Together with the accordionist Serge Desaunay he interpreted folk music. After meeting Dizzy Gillespie , who invited him to play a concert in 1984, he decided to become a jazz musician. In 1988 he received his diploma as a jazz teacher and taught trumpet improvisation at the Music Academy (CNSM) in Lyon. In 1991 he became a member of the ARFI ; he played in various formations of the association. He also worked for Louis Sclavis , Bernard Struber and Claude Tchamitchian . He played in the quintet Pentacle by Sophia Domancich , in the quartet of Denis Fournier and in the quintet Fragments et suite lyrique by Joëlle Léandre . He formed a quartet with Jean Aussanaire , Rémi Charmasson and Bernard Santacruz ; he also composed Du Vent chez Johannes , which he performed with a string quartet. In the next few years he was also active with Daunik Lazro and Paul Lovens ; since 2005 he has been a member of the Globe Unity Orchestra . Since 1999, he played in a trio "Apollo" and formed several duets with Joëlle Léandre and Eric Brochard, with drummer Paul Lovens, the tuba player Michel Godard , with the singer Géraldine Keller, pianist Umberto Petrin , the piper Erwan Keravec and trumpeters Axel Dörner and Herb Robertson , some of which are also documented with albums.

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SURNAME Cappozzo, Jean-Luc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz and improvisation musician (trumpet, flugelhorn)
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Belfort