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Bruno Tocanne

About Me

”For the past 20 years, musician, teacher, activist Bruno Tocanne has been a catalyst for jazz and improvised music, bringing together some of the most creatice musicians on the french and international scenes. Bruno's travels around the globe have resulted in musical encounters with Dave Burell (USA), Yuri Kusnetsov (Ukr), Vladimir Volkov (Russia), Russ Johsnon (USA), Quinsin Nachoff (Canada), Samuel Blaser (CH), Itaru Oki (Japan), Louis Sclavis (Fr), Russ Lossing (USA), Hasse Poulsen (Dk)...”

Bruno Tocanne played in many INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS and CLUBS all around the world, like : Montreal Jazz Festival, Lubijana Jazz Festival, Zagreb Jazz Festival, Honk Kong Jazz Festival, Jarasum Jazz Festival (Korea), Odessa Jazz Festival, Guangzhou World and Jazz Festival (China), Euro Jazz Iasi (Romania)... In Jazz clubs like in Toronto and Ottawa (Canada), in Shenzhen (China), Moscow... In France Jazz festivals like Grenoble Jazz Festival, Nevers Jazz Festival, Paris Jazz Festival, Nîmes Jazz Festival, Europa Jazz Festival, Reims Jazz Festival... In most of the Jazz clubs in France (Paris) : Sunset, Sunside, Duc des Lombards, Petit Opportun, New Morning... TOURS in Ireland, Maroc, Canada, Tunisia, Senegal, China, Korea, Poland, Russia, Ukrainia, Yougoslavia, Romania, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia, Portugal...

CURRENT PROJECTS as a leader or co-leader

Bruno TOCANNE “4 new dreams !” : Samuel Blaser, Michael Bates, Rémi Gaudillat, Bruno Tocanne (Album IMR 2010)

Bruno TOCANNE - french new yorker 4TET - “In a suggestive way” : Quinsin Nachoff , Bruno Tocanne, Russ Lossing, Rémi Gaudillat (Album release january 2013)

BLASER - TOCANNE duet

le LIBRE ENSEMBLE : Fred Roudet, Philippe Gordiani, Fred Meyer, Rémi Gaudillat, Stéphane Arbon, Damien Sabatier, Arnaud Laprêt, Bruno Tocanne (Album IMR dec. 2010)

“NEW DREAMS NOW !” : Rémi Gaudillat, Damien Sabatier, Bruno Tocanne Invited Louis Sclavis, Hasse Poulsen... (Album 2007 “new dreams nOw !” ELECTED Ctizen Jazz)

CURRENTS PROJECTS as a side man :

“I.OVERDRIVE TRIO” / A tribute to Syd Barrett : Philippe Gordiani, Rémi Gaudillat, Bruno Tocanne (Album 2008 **** Culture Jazz)

“MAD KLUSTER” : Alain Blesing, Bruno Tocanne, Fred Roudet, Benoît Keller (Album IMR 2011)

“MAVI YOL - Senem Diyici 4tet” : Senem Diyici, Alain Blesing, Bruno Tocanne, Can Ömer Uygan

“MARCEL KANCHE and the I.OVERDRIVE TRIO” interpret Léo Ferré

“COLLECTIVE NEW DREAMS” : Fred Roudet, Rémi Gaudillat, Damien Sabatier, Arnaud Laprêt, Bruno Tocanne, Elodie Pasquier, Loïc Bachevilliers + Quinsin Nachoff

Artistic director of the imuZZic Collective

Born in PARIS (France), he began his studies in drums with the drummer Jean Louis Méchali, jazz an improvisation in playing in the Manuel Villaroel, Patricio Villaroel and Steve LACY workshops.

My Jazz Story

"For the past 20 years, musician, teacher, activist Bruno Tocanne has been a catalyst for jazz and improvised music, bringing together some of the most creatice musicians on the french and international scenes. Bruno's travels around the globe have resulted in musical encounters with Dave Burell (USA), Yuri Kusnetsov (Ukr), Vladimir Volkov (Russia), Russ Johsnon (USA), Quinsin Nachoff (Canada), Samuel Blaser (CH), Itaru Oki (Japan), Louis Sclavis (Fr), Hasse Poulsen (Dk), Russ Lossing (USA)..." “A munificent, subtle and lavish drummer !" JAZZ MAGAZINE “Bruno Tocanne is to his drums and cymbals what a japanese calligrapher is to his art....” LIBERATION “A catalyst of ideas and emotions FRANCE MUSIQUE "The unbridled power of Tocanne’s drumming manages..." WHOLE NOTE