Laurent de Wilde

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Full Name	Laurent de Wilde
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Dec 19, 1960(1960-12-19)
Age	64
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Laurent de Wilde Biography

Laurent de Wilde is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on December 19, 1960 in Washington, D.C., United States. Laurent de Wilde (born in Washington, D.C. in 1960) is a French jazz musician writer, composer, and composer.

The year 1997 was the first time de Wilde released his album with a trio- quartet group for Columbia. Spoon-a Rhythm won it an honor at Victoires de la Musique in 1998, as “jazz artist of the year”. The group toured extensively in Europe as well as in the United States and Japan for more than two years. De Wilde decided then to concentrate on the digital revolution that completely redefined modern jazz. He was a part of in the circle composed of Ernest Ranglin, true founding father of Jamaican reggae. He also toured with various music makers like Samia, Cosmik Connection or Roudoudou.

In fall 2004 de Wilde composed and recorded with his new band, Organics. The album was released by Nocturne. This group featured Gaël Horellou on sax and computer, Philippe Bussonnet on bass and Yoann Serra on drums. That same year, de Wilde pursued his collaborations with André Ceccarelli, Eddie Henderson (Echoes) and Rick Margitza.

In February 2006, de Wilde decided to return to the acoustic trio, and invited Laurent Robin (drums) and Darryl Hall (bass) to take a break from those electronics years. The result is an album rich in rhythms, The Present (Nocturne). The same year, de Wilde met a slam artist whose album had just been out and was looking for a jazz pianist to take the band on the road. Impressed by the quality of the project, de Wilde agreed and it was the beginning of the magnificent ascension of Abd al Malik who would soon be recognized as the new figure of slam. The band toured for two and a half years and has performed in more than 160 major halls around the world.

The year 1995 saw de Wilde signed with Sony Jazz (Columbia) and recorded The Back Burner. In 1996, he published Monk (L’Arpenteur/Gallimard), a biography of Thelonious Monk on which he had worked a long time. The book was a quick success and it was included in with the ongoing Folio catalogue on October of 1997. The book was named by the Charles Delaunay Prize for 1996, describing it as “the best book about jazz” as well as the Pelleas Award. Monk was translated into several languages and has appeared by publishers in New York, London, Tokyo, Barcelona and Milan.

Laurent de Wilde Net Worth

Laurent de Wilde is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Laurent de Wilde 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Growing up in France in 1964, he began his studies at his first class at the Ecole Normale Superieure in 1981 and joined the department of philosophy. In 1983, as part of the time of a music scholarship that he received, he stayed in New York at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. After the end of the scholarship, 6 months after, he made the decision to make a permanent move to New York. With the support and guidance from his parents and friends, he began performing in the city and was a member of drummer Eddie Henderson’s band regularly.

In 1987 He recorded the debut of a quartet of records with Ida Records Off the Boat featuring Eddie Henderson, Ralph Moore and Ralph Moore, with Ira Coleman on bass and Billy Hart on drums. It was in the year 1989 that Odd and Blue was released along with Coleman as well as Jack DeJohnette (drums) The album was The album was followed in 1990 by Colors from Manhattan featuring Coleman, Henderson and Lewis Nash. De Wilde then returned to Paris to settle down, but he returned in New York in 1992 to record a trio albumcalled Open Changes, with Coleman and Billy Drummond (drums). The album’s success in 1993 brought De Wilde the Django Reinhardt Prize, awarded to the most outstanding artist of 1993. He is now split between Paris and his work as a musician in New York as a leader or a sideman with Barney Wilen, Aldo Romano and Andre Ceccarelli.

The result was an album that claimed for a mutation in jazz: Time for Change was released for Warner Jazz in 2000. The band (Flavio Boltro, Gaël Horellou, Minino Garay, Jules Bikoko and Stéphane Huchard) gave more than a hundred concerts in France and abroad. Enriched by this experience, de Wilde went into studio again. In 2002 he recorded Stories for Warner, released in spring 2003. His new group with DJ Ben on turntables and Julien Charlet on drums toured throughout 2003-2004. During the same period, de Wilde wrote music for children’s programs on France 3 TV and has composed scores for several feature films for television on TF1 and France 2.

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Top Facts about Laurent de Wilde

1. Laurent de Wilde is a French pianist, composer, and writer.
2. He was born on May 23, 1960 in Washington D.C.
3. De Wilde has released over 20 albums as a solo artist.
4. He has collaborated with musicians such as Ray Lema and Aldo Romano.
5. De Wilde has written several books including “Monk” and “L’Age d’or du jazz”.
6. He won the Django Reinhardt Prize for Best French Musician in 1998.
7. De Wilde’s music combines elements of jazz, blues, and classical music.
8. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
9. De Wilde has performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Blue Note Jazz Club.
10. His album “Over the Clouds” was nominated for a Victoire de la Musique award in 2019.