Erik Truffaz

trumpet · 1960 · Chêne-Bougeries (Switzerland)

French-Swiss trumpeter, associated with acid jazz and nu-jazz; his albums The Dawn (1998) and Bending New Corners (1999) were released on Blue Note.

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Styles

• Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz
• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Landmark tracks

• Siegfried (1999)
• Sweet Mercy (1999)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• May 15, 2026: Déambulation poétique et musicale avec Erik Truffaz et Sandrine Bonnaire (Les Matins Jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Erik Truffaz
• Jazz in Europe : Bending New Corners

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