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 . He made his debut in jazz by following the class of , is a member of the Groupe de recherche et d'improvisation musicales (GRIM), and then joined the Lyon collective where he made a decisive encounter: that of Louis Sclavis. Chevillon was then associated with a large part of the clarinettist's projects.Bruno Chevillon on Philharmonie à la demande
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.Bruno Chevillon on CitizenJazzInterview Bruno Chevillon on Lejazzophone
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.Bruno Chevillon on France Musique
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 joined the [National Jazz Orchestra] as artistic advisor, alongside Olivier Benoit.Bruno Chevillon on AllMusic
Recordings
1994: Acoustic Quartet, with Louis Sclavis, Dominique Pifarély, Marc Ducret - ECM 1999: L'Ombra Di Verdi within the Marc Ducret Trio - Screwgun Records 2007: Hors-Champ - d'Autres Cordes 2011: Old And Unwise, with Tim Berne - Clean Feed 2012: Caravaggio #2 within the group Caravaggio (Benjamin de la Fuente, Éric Échampard and Samuel Sighicelli) - La Buissonne 2013: Stretching Out with Samo Salamon, Dominique Pifarely and Roberto Dani - Samo Records
References
External links
Bruno Chevillon, on the site of the Orchestre national de jazz