Jeremy Dumont Trio

Jeremy Dumont, piano
Sal La Rocca, doublebass
Fabio Zamagni, drums
Jérémy Dumont was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1987. He started his musical career by playing the violin at the age of 5. He then spent time in a choir at the RTBF. At the age of 12 he started playing the piano under the guidance of the concert pianist Karin Lechner. He went on to finish his secondary education with a classical piano option at Conservatoire Arthur Grumiaux in Charleroi. He completed his training with an improvisation course in jazz under the auspices of Thomas De Prins at the Jacques-Dalcroze academy. It was at this time that he decided to focus on jazz. He spent a year at the JazzStudio in Antwerp and participated in numerous workshops both in Belgium and abroad, pursuing private classical piano classes with Genevieve Vandermeulen and jazz courses with Ivan Paduart and Eric Vermeulen. His encounters with these legends of Belgian jazz inspired him and he entered the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles under the guidance of Eric Legnini.
On his journey he has discovered various styles derived from Jazz (hip-hop, soul, and funk) and assembled various groups:
Jérémy Dumont Trio: in the last of these groups, Jérémy performed alongside Bas Cooijmans on bass and Fabio Zamagni on drums. The trio’s body of works is made up of their own compositions and includes the “classics” of the Chuck Corea trios, one of their main inspirations. Their sensitive and dynamic interpretations allowed them to win the 1st prize “Jeunes formations” in 2012 at the Jazz festival in Comblain-la-Tour.
Solid Steps Quintet was born out of the coming together of the saxophonist Stéphane Mercier and the pianist Jérémy Dumont, both big admirers of the American saxophonist Joe Lovano. The group pays homage to his eponymous album recorded in Belgium in 1987 and which has since become one of the great jazz albums. The other members of the quintet are Jean-Paul Estiévenart on trumpet, Sal la Rocca on bass and Wim Eggermont on drums.
The Unexpected 4 is based on swing jazz and modern, and especially on works by Jérémy Dumont and those of saxophonist Vincent Thékal. The quartet received the accolade of the “Jeunes Talents” at the Dinant Jazz Nights in 2010. The award was presented to them in recognition of the quality of their sound, as well as the harmony between the musicians. These high standards were present in both their original work as well as their interpretations, whilst they were further commended on the balance of their set and stage presence.
Brussels Pop Masters (a collective of eleven musicians whose repertoire was entirely based on ad lib compositions including jazz funk hip hop) which evolved into JD’s & X-Project to finish as Soul Triggers. Their video for “Reminiscing Pictures” is available on YouTube.
Jérémy Dumont has been involved in numerous projects where he is the sideman, notably Man on Fire and the Soul Solders, a group specialising in super funk groove covers from Marvin Gaye to James Brown.
In 2012, he was a finalist in the international piano competition « Jazz à Vian » in France.
In 2013, Jérémy was nominated for the « SABAM-Jeunesses Musicales Jazz Award ».
He finished 2013, by completing his Masters at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with a distinction, whilst giving numerous concerts in various places in Belgium, France and Luxembourg and he hopes to be able to perfect his art abroad.

Jérémy Dumont (1987) commence à étudier le violon à l’âge de 5 ans. Après un passage comme choriste à la Maîtrise de la RTBF, il entame le piano à l’âge de 12 ans avec la concertiste Karin Lechner. Il obtient un DESS en option piano classique au Conservatoire Arthur Grumiaux de Charleroi, complétant sa formation par un cours d’improvisation jazz avec Thomas De Prins à l’académie Jacques-Dalcroze. C’est à ce moment-là qu’il décide de s’orienter définitivement vers le jazz. Après une année au JazzStudio d’Anvers et de nombreux stages en Belgique et à l’étranger, tout en suivant des cours privés de piano classique avec Geneviève Vandermeulen et de jazz avec Ivan Paduart et Eric Vermeulen, il entre au Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles dans le cours d’Eric Legnini. Il y achève avec distinction son Master en 2013, tout en donnant de nombreux concerts en Belgique, France et Luxembourg.
Durant son parcours, il va à la rencontre de divers styles qui restent surtout des dérivés du jazz et fonde plusieurs groupes : The Unexpected 4, Jérémy Dumont Trio, Solid Steps Quintet (hommage au tout premier album du saxophoniste américain Joe Lovano enregistré en Belgique en 1987), Soul Triggers (un collectif de musiciens dont le répertoire est basé uniquement sur des compositions et des arrangements de style jazz funk hip hop). Il rejoint également de nombreuses formations comme sideman.
Il remporte le 1er prix des Jeunes Talents aux Dinant Jazz Nights 2010 (Belgique) avec son quartet, le 1er prix des Jeunes Formations au Festival de Comblain-la-tour 2012 (Belgique) avec son trio, il est finaliste du concours international de piano Boris Vian à Ville-d’Avray (France) en novembre 2012 et nominé aux SABAM-Jeunesses musicales Jazz award 2013.
En 2015, il sort son premier album Resurrection en trio avec Victor Foulon (db), Fabio Zamagni (dr) et Fabrice Alleman (sx) en guest. S’en suivent une tournée de présentation dans la plupart des clubs de Belgique ainsi qu’en France, des festivals, le « Jazz Tour » des Lundis d’Hortense.
En 2017, une rencontre inopinée avec le saxophoniste américain Godwin Louis (l’un des meilleurs sax alto de la nouvelle garde du jazz outre-atlantique) lui permet de réaliser un second album, Eretz. Ce dernier, réalisé en quintet, est enregistré au Jet Studio à Bruxelles en 2018 et mixé à New-York par Dave Darlington et bénéficie de critiques remarquables tant en Europe qu’aux USA. Lors de ce séjour à NY, Jérémy crée le quintet « The New-York Project » qui tourne en Belgique en décembre 2018 et Janvier 2019.
En parallèle, toujours très actif, Jérémy multiplie les expériences musicales, du groove à l’électro- funk, et assure la création et l’interprétation en live de la musique de la pièce de théâtre muette « L’Audition » au Off d’Avignon.
Il continue à se perfectionner avec des maîtres tels que Fred Hersch et Johnny O’ Neal.
En juillet 2019, il tourne en Europe avec le quintet d’Etienne Charles (t, perc.), formé de Godwin Louis (ts), Or Bareket (db), et Harvel Nakundi (dr). Cette tournée est largement saluée par la presse spécialisée.

Jérémy Dumont, piano & composer

Jérémy Dumont was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1987. He started his musical career by playing the violin at the age of 5. He then spent time in a choir at the RTBF. At the age of 12 he started playing the piano under the guidance of the concert pianist Karin Lechner. He went on to finish his secondary education with a classical piano option at Conservatoire Arthur Grumiaux in Charleroi. He completed his training with an improvisation course in jazz under the auspices of Thomas De Prins at the Jacques-Dalcroze academy. It was at this time that he decided to focus on jazz. He spent a year at the JazzStudio in Antwerp and participated in numerous workshops both in Belgium and abroad, pursuing private classical piano classes with Genevieve Vandermeulen and jazz courses with Ivan Paduart and Eric Vermeulen. His encounters with these legends of Belgian jazz inspired him and he entered the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles under the guidance of Eric Legnini.
On his journey he has discovered various styles derived from Jazz (hip-hop, soul, and funk) and assembled various groups:
Jérémy Dumont Trio: in the last of these groups, Jérémy performed alongside Bas Cooijmans on bass and Fabio Zamagni on drums. The trio’s body of works is made up of their own compositions and includes the “classics” of the Chuck Corea trios, one of their main inspirations. Their sensitive and dynamic interpretations allowed them to win the 1st prize “Jeunes formations” in 2012 at the Jazz festival in Comblain-la-Tour.
Solid Steps Quintet was born out of the coming together of the saxophonist Stéphane Mercier and the pianist Jérémy Dumont, both big admirers of the American saxophonist Joe Lovano. The group pays homage to his eponymous album recorded in Belgium in 1987 and which has since become one of the great jazz albums. The other members of the quintet are Jean-Paul Estiévenart on trumpet, Sal la Rocca on bass and Wim Eggermont on drums.
The Unexpected 4 is based on swing jazz and modern, and especially on works by Jérémy Dumont and those of saxophonist Vincent Thékal. The quartet received the accolade of the “Jeunes Talents” at the Dinant Jazz Nights in 2010. The award was presented to them in recognition of the quality of their sound, as well as the harmony between the musicians. These high standards were present in both their original work as well as their interpretations, whilst they were further commended on the balance of their set and stage presence.
Brussels Pop Masters (a collective of eleven musicians whose repertoire was entirely based on ad lib compositions including jazz funk hip hop) which evolved into JD’s & X-Project to finish as Soul Triggers. Their video for “Reminiscing Pictures” is available on YouTube.
Jérémy Dumont has been involved in numerous projects where he is the sideman, notably Man on Fire and the Soul Solders, a group specialising in super funk groove covers from Marvin Gaye to James Brown.
In 2012, he was a finalist in the international piano competition « Jazz à Vian » in France.
In 2013, Jérémy was nominated for the « SABAM-Jeunesses Musicales Jazz Award ».
He finished 2013, by completing his Masters at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with a distinction, whilst giving numerous concerts in various places in Belgium, France and Luxembourg and he hopes to be able to perfect his art abroad.