Bruno Destrez

Bruno Destrez (born September 13, 1959 in Épernay, France) is a French/American bass player and composer, and famous luthier specializing in acoustic basses.

As a luthier, Bruno Destrez has adapted his revolutionary techniques to the instruments of symphony orchestras around the world (National Italian Orchestra Santa Cecila, OCB Barcelona) and to the instruments of some of the greatest jazz bass players alive, like Ron Carter, Marc Johnson, Larry Grenadier, and Vaughan Hawthorne. He provided music for the film, Present Memory (1989).

He is currently living in New York City. He frequently holds workshops in Tokyo.