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Franck Avitabile (born 24 November 1971 in Lyon, France) is a jazz pianist who has a master's degree in mathematics from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon. 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 Chic
k Corea. Later, he became the only musician for whom Michel Petrucciani ever produced a record. He is also the composer of 60 published compositions. Chronology
Avitabile was born in Lyon, France, son of Alain, an urban architect, who had arrived from Algeria in 1965, and of Francine, born Badak, a civil servant and daughter of a political refugee, who had come from Yugoslavia in 1948. His paternal grandfather is Italian, from Agerola, Naples.
1976 : Shows a fascination for music and astonishingly quickly develops his natural abilities; reproduces TV theme tunes on a toy piano. Avitabile has synesthesia. Second Grand Prize - Concours International de la Ville de Paris - Martial Solal Piano Jazz International Competition 1998
DjangodOr - Best First Record Album, France 1999
Victoires de la Musique - Revelation of the year 2004
CHOC Jazzman magazine for the album Just Play, 2006
CHOC Jazzman magazine for the album Short Stories, 2006
FIP Radio CD of the month for the album Paris Sketches, 2009
Franck recorded or performed with : Wynton Marsalis, Flavio Boltro, Stéphane Belmondo, Eric Le Lann, Jean Loup Longnon, Glenn Ferris, Laurent Mignard, Andréa Motis, Lucienne Renaudin Vary, Joe Lovano, Jan Garbarek, Steve Grossman, Bendik Hofseth, Trygve Seim, Tore Brunborg, Lionel Belmondo, Baptiste Herbin, Guillaume Naturel, Alex Terrier, Stefano Di Battista, Rosario Giuliani, Rick Margitza, Sophie Alour, David El Malek, Christophe Monniot, David Sauzay, Géraldine Laurent, Olivier Temime, Lemon Minassian, Jean-Luc Fillon, Makoto Ozone, Martial Solal, Maria Schneider, Pierre de Bethmann, Manuel Rocheman, Baptiste Trotignon, Pino Palladino, Stanley Clarke, Niels-Henning Ørsted-Pedersen, Pierre Boussaguet, Dominique Di Piazza, Laurent Vernerey, Riccardo Del Fra, Cesarius Alvim, Yves Rousseau, Gene Perla, Gildas Boclé, Diego Imbert, Bruno Schorp, Mathias Allamane, Jérôme Regard, Hadrien Feraud, Henri Texier, Louis Petrucciani, Géraud Portal, Manu Katché, Lenny White, Roy Haynes, Aldo Romano, Kim Thompson, Herlin Riley, Leon Parker, Matthieu Chazarenc, Minino Garay, André Ceccarelli, Daniel Humair, Stéphane Huchard, George Brown, Roberto Gatto, Tony Rabeson, Frank Agulhon, Franck Filosa, Christian Tonton Salut, Bireli Lagrène, Sylvain Luc, Louis Winsberg, Olivier Louvel, Tony Petrucciani, Philippe Petrucciani, Mike Mainieri, Daniel Huck, David Linx, Lisa Ekdahl, Sheila Jordan, Elise Caron, Anne Ducros, Julie Erikssen, Sofie Sörman, Marianne Solivan, Sara Lazarus, Yodelice, Marcela Roggeri, Wilhem Latchoumia, Modigliani String Quartet, Morphing Chamber Orchestra, Sodi Brade, Lise Baudouin, Igor Levit, Nathalie Geoffray, Yannick Callier, Mickael Lifits, Kimberly Barber, Gwenaëlle Cochevelou, Manuel Schweizer, Sarah Zajtmann, Alain Jacquon, Daniel Lichti, Naoko Matsui, Einav Yarden, Varduhi Yeritsyan, …
Discography :
Franck Avitabile - Paris Sketches (2009)
Michel Petrucciani The Montreux Years (2023) - as an executive producer - CHOC Jazzman magazine
Michel Petrucciani Solo in Denmark (2022) - as a coproducer - CHOC Jazzman magazine
Franck Filosa - Jazz Session for Drums vol. 2 (2019)
Another Romantic Vol 3, José Fallot (2018)
Simply Piano Moods (Compilation, 2017)
Michel Petrucciani Both Worlds Live (2016) - as a record producer
Another Romantic Vol 2, José Fallot (2015)
Arabesque - Steinway & Sons (Compilation, 2013)
Ritz Paris - Jazz Around The Ritz (Compilation, 2012)
Franck Avitabile - On Air - DVD (2009)
Monte Carlo Dreyfus Night - DVD (2009)
Franck Avitabile - Short Stories (2006) - CHOC Jazzman magazine - ffff Telerama magazine
Documentaire réalisé par Pascal Roul pour Zycopolis - Mezzo (2006)
Dreyfus Jazz 20 ans 20 CD (Coffret, 2011)
TSF Jazz 1999|2009 10 ANS (Coffret, 2009)
Dreyfus Jazz Club : Piano Solo (Compilation, 2011)
Les Légendes du Jazz (Compilation, 2009)
Dreyfus Jazz Club : Drummers (Compilation, 2011)
Dreyfus Jazz Club : Piano Trio (Compilation, 2011)
Dreyfus Jazz Club : In The Mood Of ... Monk (Compilation, 2011)
Jazz Spirit (Compilation, 2010)
West Side Story, Ludovic de Preissac Septet (2010)
Essential Jazz (Compilation, 2008)
Classique & Jazz (Compilation, 2008)
15 Years of Dreyfus Jazz (Compilation, 2007)
La nouvelle vague du piano (Compilation, 2009)
Food for Thought, Tassel Naturel (2007)
Diamond Suite, DJ REG (2006)
Les Inrockuptibles (Compilation, automne 2006)
Franck Avitabile - Just Play (2005) - CHOC Jazzman magazine
Apopsis Seven, JP Gallis (2005)
Opus 2, Fillet of Soul (2005)
Duc des Lombards, Jazz Club (2004)
A child Is Born (Compilation, 2004)
Bande Originale du Film Une femme de ménage (2004)
Franck Avitabile - Bemsha Swing (2002)
DJ Cam presents Fillet of Soul (2002)
Documentaire 88 touches de plaisir réalisé par Patrick Savey pour Zycopolis - Mezzo (2001) - TT Télérama magazine
Franck Avitabile - Right Time (2000)
Talent Midem (2000)
To Be or Not to Bop, Christian Ton Ton Salut (2000)
Paris Jazz Quintet (2000)
Collector Dreyfus Jazz (1999)
Franck Avitabile - In Tradition (1998)
Franck Avitabile - Lumieres (1997)
Franck Avitabile - Tribute to Bud Powell (1996)
