Born: December 17, 1982 Primary Instrument: Piano
Xavier Thollard was born in 1982, and started to learn music at the age of 9 in the Rennes Conservatory of Music in France. After percussions and classical piano studies, he decided to learn jazz, and had piano-jazz lessons in a district school. He especially learned in contact with other musicians, playing in many formations, and having jazz training courses (like Marciac’s in 2001).
Since he moved to Paris in 2002, Xavier Thollard has led several musical projects and collaborated with many musicians, in particular by playing with the Big Band des Universités de Paris, which was created in 2004 by Thierry Lalo, and playing in duet with french harmonica player Yvonnick Prené.
His first CD trio as a leader “Prime Times”, released in 2008, was selected as “young talent” by the french music store FNAC. “Hôi An”, released in 2009, also recieved a huge success (A Nous PARIS, “coup de coeur” FNAC).
In 2011, Xavier Thollard released his first solo piano recording, whose repertoire is primarily dedicated to jazz standards.
Awards:
* october 2009 : 3rd prize at the Freiburg Jazz Piano Competition (Germany) * july 2009 : semi-finalist at the Montreux Solo Piano Competition (Switzerland) * july 2007 : 1st prize at the professional competition Jazz à Vannes (France) * october 2006 : semi-finalist at the Martial Solal Jazz Piano Competition (France)
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"Standards - piano solo" www.xavierthollard.com (March 2011) Xavier Thollard - piano |
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Tracks
02 - Isotope 03 - My Foolish Heart 04 - Ouèch Gros / Passion Dance 05 - GoodBye Pork Pie Hat 06 - Peer Gynt, Op.23 - The Death of Ase (Prelude to Act III) 07 - Stable Au Funk 08 - Giant Steps 09 - Condate 10 - Jive At Five (Live at Les Champs Libres) Listen to samples... |
Recorded april
17th 2011 Track n°10 recorded feb. 17th at Les Champs Libres, Rennes , France Produced by : Xavier ThollardRecorded and mixed by : Brieuc Guillet and Antoine Karacostas Cover design : Claire Mineur |
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"Hôi An" (September 2009) Xavier Thollard - piano Youen Cadiou - double bass Vincent Touchard - drums *Guest : |
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Tracks
02 - Sormiou 03 - Nica's Dream 04 - 2ème set 05 - Soft eights 06 - Running 07 - Suite sans titre 08 - Comin' home baby 09 - Bessie's blues 10 - Hôi An 11 - Les petits plats dans les grands* Listen to samples... photos and videos... |
Recorded april
25th and 26th 2009 Mixed august 1st and 2nd 2009 at Voyageur II, Paris, France Produced by :Youen Cadiou, Brieuc Guillet, Antoine Karacostas, Xavier Thollard and Vincent Touchard Recorded and mixed by : Brieuc Guillet and Antoine Karacostas Photography : Julien Celton and Matthieu Fierling Cover design : Claire Mineur |
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"Prime Times" (Clap'Note/Autoprod) January 2008 Xavier Thollard - piano Youen Cadiou - double bass Vincent Touchard - drums |
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Tracks
02 - Interlude 1 03 - Leïla 04 - Interlude 2 05 - Frédérique 06 - Interlude 3 07 - Summertime 08 - Ear Worms 09 - Body And Soul 10 - Vibrations 11 - Interlude 4 12 - Prime Times Bonus - Ahead On Your Way (Final Fantasy V Theme) |
Recorded July 7th and 8th 2007 Xavier Thollard, Antoine Karacostas, Julien Marie Recorded and mixed by : Antoine Karacostas Assistant : Brieuc Guillet Photography : Mathieu Griffoul Cover design : Aurélien Carruesco |
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