Laurent Cugny

Laurent Cugny (born 14 April 1955 in La Garenne-Colombes) is a French jazz musician (pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger), jazz critic, and musicologist. In 1987, he recorded two albums with his big band Lumière and Gil Evans.

Awards

• Django d'Or as composer (2009)
• Django d'Or as leader of the Orchestre National de Jazz (1997)
• Prix Django Reinhardt (1989)

Discography

With Gil Evans

• Rhythm A Ning (EmArcy, 1988)
• Golden Hair (EmArcy, 1989)

Laurent Cugny Big Band Lumière

• Dromesko (EmArcy, 1993)

References