Vincent Peirani

He studied clarinet and solfège at the Conservatoire de Paris. He received several awards, including international awards, between 1994 and 1998, such as the 1998 ''Prix d'Accordéon Classique of the conservatory. He turned to jazz the same year. In 2010 he first recorded his own compositions (Gunung Sebatu). He recorded in duo with the cellist François Salque, including the album Tanguillo''. He founded a quintet, Living Being, playing from 2013 with the trumpeter Mathias Eick and the vocalist . They played at the 10th Jazzahead Festival in Bremen. In 2016, he recorded the album Tandem with pianist Michael Wollny. A reviewer called it a symbiotic result, interpretations following the intentions of the composers (Interpretationen im Sinn der Komponisten). Peirani was invited by Wollny – then artist in residence of the Rheingau Musik Festival – to play a concert at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden also with vocalist Andreas Schaerer and the saxophonist Émile Parisien. A reviewer noted his at times impressionistic sensitivity for sounds and his tender finesse. == Awards ==

In 2014, Peirani was awarded the Frank Ténot prize of the Victoires du Jazz as the "Instrumental revelation". In May 2015, he received an Echo Jazz both as an instrumentalist and for his duo with Michael Wollny. His albums Thrill Box and Tandem were also awarded the prize. In 2016, he was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. == Discography ==

Peirani has made many recordings, mostly for ACT. As leader or co-leader • 2009 – Gunung Sebatu with Vincent Lê Quang (saxophone), Zig Zag Territoires • 2008 – Mélosolex, Label Ouïe / Anticraft distribution • 2011 – Est with François Salque (cello), Zig Zag Territoires • 2011 – Vagabond, with Lars Danielsson / Ulf Wakenius, ACT • 2012 – Thrill Box with Michael Wollny (p) and Michel Benita (b), ACT • 2013 – Tanguillo with François Salque and , Zig Zag Territoires • 2014 – Belle Époque with Émile Parisien, ACT • 2015 – Living Being, with Émile Parisien (cl, ts), Yoann Serra (d), (Fender Rhodes), Julien Herné (elb), ACT • 2016 – Tandem, with Peirani and Wollny, ACT • 2018 – Living Being II - Night Walker, ACT Participations • 2013 – Stromae, Racine carrée, Mercury Records • 2013 – Journal Intime, Extension des Feux, Neuklang Records • 2013 – Richard Bona, Bonafied, Universal Jazz • 2013 – Youn Sun Nah, Lento, ACT • 2013 – Thiefs, Melanine Harmonic Recordings • 2013 – Gael Faye, Pili Pili Sur Un Croissant Au Beurre, Universal Music • 2013 – Serena Fisseau, ''D'Une'', Île à l'Autre, Naïve • 2012 – Daniel Humair, Sweet & Sour, Laborie • 2011 – Bénabar, Les Bénéfices du doute • 2010 – Roberto Alagna, Live à Nîmes (DVD), Universal Music • 2010 – Les Yeux Noirs, Tiganeasca, Zig Zag Territoires • 2010 – Livre disque pour enfants Mon imagier des amusettes, Tomes 1 and 2, Gallimard • 2009 – David Sire, David Sire, Sélénote • 2009 – Laurent Korcia, Cinéma, EMI • 2009 – Mike Ibrahim, La Route du Nord, Universal / Polydor • 2008 – Sanseverino, Sanseverino aux Bouffes du Nord, Sony / BMG • 2007 – Hadrien Feraud, Dreyfus Records • 2007 – Les Yeux Noirs, Oprescena, ZZT • 2007 – Olivier Calmel, Empreintes, Musica Guild • 2007 – Yves Simon, Rumeurs, Universal / Barclay • 2006 – and Éric Slabiak, Orphée Dilo and autres contes des Balkans, Naïve • 2006 – Muriel Bloch and Éric Slabiak, Carte postale des Balkans, Naïve • 2006 – , Air Libre, Allgorythm • 2005 – , Merci pour les fleurs, Symbolic • 2005 – Le Cirque Des Mirages, ''Fumée d'Opium'', Universal Music • 2004 – , Sophie Forte, Niark Productions • 2003 – Lansiné Kouyaté and David Neerman, Kangaba, Popcornlab • 2003 – Youn Sun Nah, Down By Love, HUB Music/Warner EMI Korea • 2003 – The European Union Jazz Youth Orchestra, European Jazz Orchestra 2003, Music Mecca • 2002 – Les Yeux Noirs, Live, (EMI/Odéon) == References ==