Erik Truffaz (trumpet) & Malcolm Braff (piano)

Trumpeter Erik Truffaz is not afraid to explore new paths now and then. He likes to experiment with rock, electro and even hip hop. He is probably most well-known for his collaboration with pop singer Ed Harcourt on 2007’s ‘Arkhangelsk’. One year later, Truffaz released the three-part album ‘Rendez-Vous’, for which he travelled to Paris, Mexico and Varanasi (India). For this last part of the album he was assisted by Brazilian/Swiss pianist Malcolm Braff. Braff studied classical music but fell in love with the freedom and the creativity of jazz music at the 1989 Montreux Jazz Festival. Braff has a passion for rhythm and improvisation. His masterpiece is a tribute to composer György Ligeti.

In 2008, Truffaz released the three-part album ‘Rendez-Vous’, for which he travelled to Paris, Mexico and Varanasi. For this last part of the album he was assisted by Brazilian/Swiss pianist Malcolm Braff. When Truffaz and Braff are on stage together, there is chemistry in the air!