Jeremy Dumont, piano
\nSal La Rocca, doublebass
\nArmando Luongo, drums
\nJ\u00e9r\u00e9my 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.
\nOn his journey he has discovered various styles derived from Jazz (hip-hop, soul, and funk) and assembled various groups:
\nJ\u00e9r\u00e9my Dumont Trio: in the last of these groups, J\u00e9r\u00e9my performed alongside Bas Cooijmans on bass and Fabio Zamagni on drums. The trio\u2019s body of works is made up of their own compositions and includes the \u201cclassics\u201d of the Chuck Corea trios, one of their main inspirations. Their sensitive and dynamic interpretations allowed them to win the 1st prize \u201cJeunes formations\u201d in 2012 at the Jazz festival in Comblain-la-Tour.
\nSolid Steps Quintet was born out of the coming together of the saxophonist St\u00e9phane Mercier and the pianist J\u00e9r\u00e9my 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 Esti\u00e9venart on trumpet, Sal la Rocca on bass and Wim Eggermont on drums.
\nThe Unexpected 4 is based on swing jazz and modern, and especially on works by J\u00e9r\u00e9my Dumont and those of saxophonist Vincent Th\u00e9kal. The quartet received the accolade of the \u201cJeunes Talents\u201d 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.
\nBrussels 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\u2019s & X-Project to finish as Soul Triggers. Their video for \u201cReminiscing Pictures\u201d is available on YouTube.
\nJ\u00e9r\u00e9my 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.
\nIn 2012, he was a finalist in the international piano competition \u00ab Jazz \u00e0 Vian \u00bb in France.
\nIn 2013, J\u00e9r\u00e9my was nominated for the \u00ab SABAM-Jeunesses Musicales Jazz Award \u00bb.
\nHe 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.<\/p>\n
J\u00e9r\u00e9my Dumont (1987) commence \u00e0 \u00e9tudier le violon \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 5 ans. Apr\u00e8s un passage comme choriste \u00e0 la Ma\u00eetrise de la RTBF, il entame le piano \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 12 ans avec la concertiste Karin Lechner. Il obtient un DESS en option piano classique au Conservatoire Arthur Grumiaux de Charleroi, compl\u00e9tant sa formation par un cours d\u2019improvisation jazz avec Thomas De Prins \u00e0 l\u2019acad\u00e9mie Jacques-Dalcroze. C\u2019est \u00e0 ce moment-l\u00e0 qu\u2019il d\u00e9cide de s\u2019orienter d\u00e9finitivement vers le jazz. Apr\u00e8s une ann\u00e9e au JazzStudio d\u2019Anvers et de nombreux stages en Belgique et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger, tout en suivant des cours priv\u00e9s de piano classique avec Genevi\u00e8ve Vandermeulen et de jazz avec Ivan Paduart et Eric Vermeulen, il entre au Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles dans le cours d\u2019Eric Legnini. Il y ach\u00e8ve avec distinction son Master en 2013, tout en donnant de nombreux concerts en Belgique, France et Luxembourg.
\nDurant son parcours, il va \u00e0 la rencontre de divers styles qui restent surtout des d\u00e9riv\u00e9s du jazz et fonde plusieurs groupes : The Unexpected 4, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Dumont Trio, Solid Steps Quintet (hommage au tout premier album du saxophoniste am\u00e9ricain Joe Lovano enregistr\u00e9 en Belgique en 1987), Soul Triggers (un collectif de musiciens dont le r\u00e9pertoire est bas\u00e9 uniquement sur des compositions et des arrangements de style jazz funk hip hop). Il rejoint \u00e9galement de nombreuses formations comme sideman.
\nIl 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 \u00e0 Ville-d\u2019Avray (France) en novembre 2012 et nomin\u00e9 aux SABAM-Jeunesses musicales Jazz award 2013.
\nEn 2015, il sort son premier album Resurrection en trio avec Victor Foulon (db), Fabio Zamagni (dr) et Fabrice Alleman (sx) en guest. S\u2019en suivent une tourn\u00e9e de pr\u00e9sentation dans la plupart des clubs de Belgique ainsi qu\u2019en France, des festivals, le \u00ab Jazz Tour \u00bb des Lundis d\u2019Hortense.
\nEn 2017, une rencontre inopin\u00e9e avec le saxophoniste am\u00e9ricain Godwin Louis (l\u2019un des meilleurs sax alto de la nouvelle garde du jazz outre-atlantique) lui permet de r\u00e9aliser un second album, Eretz. Ce dernier, r\u00e9alis\u00e9 en quintet, est enregistr\u00e9 au Jet Studio \u00e0 Bruxelles en 2018 et mix\u00e9 \u00e0 New-York par Dave Darlington et b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie de critiques remarquables tant en Europe qu\u2019aux USA. Lors de ce s\u00e9jour \u00e0 NY, J\u00e9r\u00e9my cr\u00e9e le quintet \u00ab The New-York Project \u00bb qui tourne en Belgique en d\u00e9cembre 2018 et Janvier 2019.
\nEn parall\u00e8le, toujours tr\u00e8s actif, J\u00e9r\u00e9my multiplie les exp\u00e9riences musicales, du groove \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9lectro- funk, et assure la cr\u00e9ation et l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation en live de la musique de la pi\u00e8ce de th\u00e9\u00e2tre muette \u00ab L\u2019Audition \u00bb au Off d\u2019Avignon.
\nIl continue \u00e0 se perfectionner avec des ma\u00eetres tels que Fred Hersch et Johnny O\u2019 Neal.
\nEn juillet 2019, il tourne en Europe avec le quintet d\u2019Etienne Charles (t, perc.), form\u00e9 de Godwin Louis (ts), Or Bareket (db), et Harvel Nakundi (dr). Cette tourn\u00e9e est largement salu\u00e9e par la presse sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e.<\/p>\n
J\u00e9r\u00e9my Dumont, piano & composer<\/p>\n
J\u00e9r\u00e9my 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.
\nOn his journey he has discovered various styles derived from Jazz (hip-hop, soul, and funk) and assembled various groups:
\nJ\u00e9r\u00e9my Dumont Trio: in the last of these groups, J\u00e9r\u00e9my performed alongside Bas Cooijmans on bass and Fabio Zamagni on drums. The trio\u2019s body of works is made up of their own compositions and includes the \u201cclassics\u201d of the Chuck Corea trios, one of their main inspirations. Their sensitive and dynamic interpretations allowed them to win the 1st prize \u201cJeunes formations\u201d in 2012 at the Jazz festival in Comblain-la-Tour.
\nSolid Steps Quintet was born out of the coming together of the saxophonist St\u00e9phane Mercier and the pianist J\u00e9r\u00e9my 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 Esti\u00e9venart on trumpet, Sal la Rocca on bass and Wim Eggermont on drums.
\nThe Unexpected 4 is based on swing jazz and modern, and especially on works by J\u00e9r\u00e9my Dumont and those of saxophonist Vincent Th\u00e9kal. The quartet received the accolade of the \u201cJeunes Talents\u201d 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.
\nBrussels 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\u2019s & X-Project to finish as Soul Triggers. Their video for \u201cReminiscing Pictures\u201d is available on YouTube.
\nJ\u00e9r\u00e9my 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.
\nIn 2012, he was a finalist in the international piano competition \u00ab Jazz \u00e0 Vian \u00bb in France.
\nIn 2013, J\u00e9r\u00e9my was nominated for the \u00ab SABAM-Jeunesses Musicales Jazz Award \u00bb.
\nHe 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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