Cédric Hanriot Trio
France
8:00 pm-9:00 pm,15,Oct 2011
Artists
Piano and laptop: Cédric Hanriot
Drums: Jean Baptiste Pinet
Double Bass: Bertrand Beruard
Mr Hanriot holds a Masters Degree in Electronic Engineering and Audio Signal Processing from the University of Nancy, France and a Degree in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music, Boston (USA).
Mr. Hanriot would generally be considered a latecomer to the world of music. After earning his Master’s Degree in Electronics & Digital Audio Processing at the age of 21, his life took an unexpected turn as he sat at the piano for the first time in his life. Then at this late age – 21 years of age, he started studying music and playing the piano. Within only a few years, Fulbright recipient, French pianist pianist, composer, producer and arranger Cédric Hanriot has performed and recorded with luminaries such as drummer Terri Lyne Carrington (Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock), bass player John Patitucci (Sting, Wayne Shorter), bass player/singer Me’shell Ndegeocello, drummer Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz), saxophonist Joe Lovano, Grammy Awards winning singer DeeDee Bridgewater to name a few. Cédric Hanriot has appeared at many prestigious performance venues worldwide including The Iridium New York(USA), the Vancouver International Jazz Festival (Canada), the Tanglewood International Jazz Festival (USA), the Universal Exposition 2010 (Shanghai, China) and the Jazz a Vienne Festival(F).
Mr Hanriot has also appeared at La Defense Jazz Festival Paris(F), Transe-Atlantique Festival (Morocco), at the famous NPR radio Talk Show “Says you” and the Victoria Jazz Festival (Canada).
