Géraldine Laurent

French jazz saxophonist

Born: 18 January 1975
Niort
Country: France
Record labels: Label Gazebo, Dreyfus Jazz

Biography

Géraldine Laurent is a jazz musician who plays saxophone. Géraldine Laurent was born on 18 January 1975 in Niort. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Label Gazebo and Dreyfus Jazz. Honours include Prix Django Reinhardt (2008).

Géraldine Laurent (born 18 January 1975) is a French jazz alto saxophonist. Laurent studied classical piano at the Niort conservatoire before changing to alto saxophone at the age of 12. She has been a member of the Christophe Joneau quartet. Along with her main trio with Yoni Zelnik and Laurent Bataille, she also had a trio with Hélène Labarrière et Éric Groleau, concentrating more on free improvisation. She prefers to play jazz standards to original compositions and cites John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins and Eric Dolphy among her influences.

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