LAURENT COQ
Genres: Post Bop, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Third Stream, 21st Century Modern • France

Laurent Coq was born on Feb 22, 1970 in Marseille. The youngest of five boys, he grew up in the countryside around Aix-en-Provence. He started studying piano at age 7. Three years later, he entered the Aix National Dance and Music Conservatory in Ms Courtin's class (also Helene Grimaud's teacher). In 1988, he was awarded First Prize and moved to Paris where he registered at the C.I.M (in those days, the number one jazz school in France). He studied with Emmanuel Bex, and met with drummer Daniel Garcia Bruno and bass player Jules Bikoko bi Njami with whom he formed the Ad For Tri trio. From 1989 to 1994, he multiplied experiences. He played in alto saxophonist Patrick Bocquel's Quintet, a band that made quite an impact in winning numerous competitions, one of which the CRPLF (French-as-a-first-language National Radios), led to the recording of Radio Days. He also took part in vibraphone read more...