Erik Truffaz is a French trumpet player who grew up in the region of Gex. His
father was a saxophone player and from the age of ten he performed with his
father's band and other local outfits. Inspired by hearing Miles Davis's 'Kind
of Blue' he became a student at the Geneva Conservatoire in Switzerland and
added classical music to his repertoire. He formed the jazz-funk group Orange,
including his long-standing ally drummer Marc Erbetta, which played Truffaz's
own compositions. He made his first appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in
1991 and also toured in later years in E...