Gilles Repond profile picture

Gilles Repond

About Me

Born in Montreux, Switzerland on August 31st 1977, he takes up the trombone at the age of 12. He attends a number of master classes given by Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Lee Konitz, Richie Beirach, Bobby Shew,.. In 1998, he starts his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels under Phil Abraham. He’s playing around Belgium and Switzerland with likes of Cyrille Bugnon ( Cully jazz festival), Patrice Moret, Luca Stoll, Tobias Friedli,… In 2002, during a stay in New-York, he got to study with renounced trombonists such as Steve Davis, Conrad Herwig as well as Slide Hampton. Since his return to Belgium in 2003, Gilles Repond has been heard playing with Philippe Aerts, Chris Joris, Pierre Vaiana, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Christophe Astolfi, Quentin Liégeois, Opération Dupont, The KMG’S, Marc Lelangue "tribute to Ray Charles", Z, « the attendant’s gallery » the production of « het muziek lod »…"Pour définir Gilles Repond: technicité, audace, rigueur, souffle et tonalité très outre- atlantique sont des qualités qui donnent envie de suivre de près la carrière d’un musicien.Lost, est un album enregistré dans l’esprit du jazz avec ce supplément de bonne humeur, d’harmonie et de dynamisme. Pas de complexes. Originalité sans voyeurisme ni nombrilisme. Du vrai bonheur en quelque sorte."Etienne Payen

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2007
Band Members: BUY THE CD "LOST" ON www.mognomusic.com GILLES REPOND 4TET Gilles Repond - trombone Pascal Mohy - piano Sam Gerstmans - bass Toon Van Dionant - drums
Influences: Pierre Desproges
Sounds Like: ses semblables
Record Label: mogno music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The item has been deleted


Posted by on