Franck Avitabile

Franck Avitabile (born 24 November 1971) is a jazz pianist who also has a master's degree in Discrete mathematics from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Contents

• Franck avitabile childhood memory
• Franck avitabile america the beautiful
• Awards and honors
• As a leader
• As sideman
• Compilations
• References

Avitabile was born in Lyon, France. At nine, he began to study music at the Lyon Conservatoire, including Bach, Mozart and Debussy. At seventeen, he became interested in jazz, particularly Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. Later, he became the only musician for whom Michel Petrucciani produced a record. Both are synesthesia composer and performer. He is also the composer of 60 published compositions. In 2016, Franck Avitabile became record producer of Michel Petrucciani with the album Both Worlds Live North Sea Jazz Festival (1998), including a LIve with The Hague Philharmonic (1997) and a duet with Steve Gadd at Montreux Jazz Festival (1998).

Awards and honors

First Prize - Vanves Piano Jazz Competition (Martial Solal, Jury President) (1996)

First Prize - Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris (1998)

Second Grand Prize - Concours International de la Ville de Paris - Martial Solal Piano Jazz International Competition 1998

FIP Selection (CD of the month) for the album In Tradition, 1998

DjangodOr - Best First Record Album, France 1999

Talent MIDEM & Europeen Django d'Or nomination, 2000

INDISPENSABLE Jazz Hot magazine for the album Bemsha Swing, 2002

Talent Jazz & Electro ADAMI 2003

Victoires de la Musique - Revelation of the year 2004

CHOC Jazzman magazine for the album Just Play, 2006

Coup de coeur Tele Loisirs for the album Short Stories, 2006

Best Album, Jazz magazine for the album Short Stories, 2006

MUST TSF Jazz Radio for the album Short Stories, 2006

CHOC Jazzman magazine for the album Short Stories, 2006

FIP Radio CD of the month for the album Paris Sketches, 2009

As a leader

Tribute to Bud Powell (1996) with Patrick Maradan, Cedric Perrot

Lumières (1997) with Louis Petrucciani, Thomas Grimmonprez

In Tradition (1998) with Riccardo Del Fra, Luigi Bonafede

Right Time (2000) with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Roberto Gatto

Bemsha Swing (2002) with Remi Vignolo, Dre Pallemaerts

Just Play (2005) Solo

Short Stories (2006) Solo

Paris Sketches (2009) with Pino Palladino, Manu Katché

On Air (2009) DVD

Record Producer of Michel Petrucciani Both Worlds Live at North Sea Jazz Festival (2016) 2 CD + DVD

As sideman

The Paris Jazz Quintet The Paris Jazz Quintet (2001)

Be Hip Be Bop"' (2001)

DJ CAM present Fillet of Soul (2002)

JP Gallis The Song Seeker (2005)

Fillet of Soul opus 2 (2005)

Diamond Suite (2006)

Food for Thought (2007)

José Fallot & Friends Another Romantic #2 (2015)

Compilations

Collector Dreyfus Jazz (1999)

Midem presents : Talents 2000 (2000)

Une Femme de Ménage (2002) Original Film Soundtrack

A Child is Born (2004)

Duc des Lombards (2004)

15 Years of Dreyfus Jazz (2007)

Essential Jazz (2008)

Classique & Jazz - Pickwick Clubstar (2008)

Monte Carlo Jazz Festival - Dreyfus Night (2009)

Les Legendes du Jazz (2009)

Coffret TSF Jazz 10 ans (2010)

Jazz Spirit (2010)

Coffret Dreyfus Jazz 20 CD (2011)

Ritz Paris - Jazz Around The Ritz (2012)

Arabesque - Steinway & Sons (2013)