Biography
1960, France. Growing up on the border between France and Switzerland, Truffaz learned music from the age of six, concentrating on brass instruments and from age eight sometimes played with his father’s dance band with the trumpet eventually becoming his instrument of choice. Truffaz became involved with contemporary pop music from the start of the 70s and in 1975 teamed up with drummer Rene Estève. The following year he resumed his studies, concentrating now on classical piano. In the late 70s he became a member of the AMR big band in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1980, he formed a pop group, Orange, with drummer Marc Erbetta. A few years later he spent some time with the Brazilian band Cruzeiro Du Sul. From the early 90s onwards he became associated with the contemporary French jazz movement although he was based chiefly in Switzerland. Playing in a latter-day form of jazz rock fusion, Truffaz’s work leans noticeably away from the jazz sensibilities of...
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