French jazz double bassist
Bruno Chevillon
Bruno Chevillon (born 23 August 1959) is a French jazz double bassist who is well known in avant-garde jazz as well as in new improvised music.
Life
Born in Valréas Vaucluse , Chevillon followed a double training since he graduated from the Beaux Arts in 1983 where he studied photography, and at the same time followed Joseph Fabre's classical double bass teaching at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional d'Avignon [fr ] . He made his debut in jazz by following the class of André Jaume [fr ] , is a member of the Groupe de recherche et d'improvisation musicales (GRIM), then joined the Lyon collective Association à la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire [fr ] where he made a decisive encounter: that of Louis Sclavis . Chevillon was then associated with a large part of the clarinettist's projects.[ 1]
In addition to his long collaboration with Sclavis, the double bassist plays with the main actors of avant-garde jazz and Free improvisation : Marc Ducret , Claude Barthélemy , Stéphan Oliva , François Corneloup , François Raulin , Joey Baron , Elliott Sharp , Franck Vigroux , Benjamin de la Fuente , Samuel Sighicelli, Laurent Dehors , Gerome Nox etc.[ 2] [ 3]
Essentially a sideman , Chevillon also flourishes as a soloist , however, notably in his performance on Pier Paolo Pasolini . Contemporary classical music is also part of his work.[ 4]
In 2007, he recorded his only solo album Hors-Champ published on the label d'Autres Cordes, which mixes double bass and electronics. In 2014, he joins the [National Jazz Orchestra] as artistic advisor, alongside Olivier Benoit.[ 5]
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