THIERRY MAILLARD
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Third Stream, Post Bop, Progressive Big Band, Nu Jazz, Exotica • France

Thierry Maillard was 8 years old when he started playing music. At the age of 14, he enrolled in "Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris" (Normal School of Music of Paris), taking classes in harmony, counterpoint, piano, and accordion, and obtained his diploma when he was 17 years old. He then revealed a new musical style, touching on his experience and musical collaborations, a mix between classical composition and jazz. In 1992 he met Débora Seffer, marking the formation of Débora Seffer Quartet, a band who toured around France and abroad between 1992 and 1997. In 1998, Thierry Maillard recorded in New York his first album as a lead musician, entitled Paris New-York, with double bassist John Patitucci and drummer Dennis Chambers (Polygram – Emarcy label). In 1999, with the support of Yamaha Musique France, he created a new project in septet. The album New Septet was released in 2000 by RDC read more...