ALEXIS TCHOLAKIAN - JAZZ PIANIST & COMPOSER

 

Alexis, born in Paris, is a pianist and composer currently residing in France where he has enjoyed a fair amount of notoriety over the past decade. He studied classical piano, until his teen years, with Huguette Agédérian (concert pianist / first prize of the Académie Marguerite Long). In 1990, he won a scholarship to study jazz at the famous « Berklee College of Music » in Boston. Back in France, he developed his jazz playing with the well known jazz master Bernard Maury, friend of Bill Evans and Michel Petrucciani.

Alexis Tcholakian has played in many venues in France, England, Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, Algéria, Ukrainia, Armenia... and often plays in Parisians jazz clubs (Petit Opportun, Sunset, Sunside, Petit Journal Montparnasse, Jazz Act, Caveau des Légendes, 7 Lézards, Opus Café, Franc-Pinot, Archipel …)

Alexis is also a sideman for many jazz singers in France.

Under his own name he has recorded 13 different trio & solo CD's  and two DVD's.

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STUDIES : Classical piano with soloist Huguette Agédérian, harmony and arranging with Manu Pekar, jazz piano with Christian Jacob at Berklee College of Music, harmony with Bernard Maury.

 

STAGE : Played with Lukmil Perez, Felipe Cabrera, Max Ionata, Laurent Camuzat, Thierry Tardieu,  Chris Le Van,  Phil Le Van,  Jean-Luc Pino, Pascal Gaubert,  Claude Mouton,  Antoine Banville,  Etienne Brachet, Simon Spang-Hanssen, Manu Pekar, Guillaume Dommartin,  Xavier Bornens, Benoist Raffin, Yves Teslar, Xavier Cobo, Florian Bellecourt, Bobby Rangell, Antonio Tritta, Duylin N'Guyen, Simon Teboul, Jean-Pierre Rebillard, Jean-Pierre Thirault, Sébastien Llado, Jean-Claude Jouy, Tommaso Montagnani, Eric Jacot, Pascal Mulot, Patrick Rondat, Sacha Bourguignon, J.Paul Adam, Abed Azrié, Hidehiko Kan, Déborah Tanguy, Ingrid James, Sarah Holtrop, Katia Lioubinskaia, Awa Timbo, Melissa Cox, Myriam Bouk Moun, Kevin Cerovich, Ursuline Kairson, Robin Mansanti, Tullia Morand, Pierre Mimran, Francis Bourrec, Amanda Fahey, Joan Minor, Gerard Murphy, Sam Favreau, Pierre Fénichel, Philippe Jardin, Olivier Lalauze, Ezechiel Celada, Cécile Andrée, Anne Santelli, John Massa, Eduardo Vals, Luis Villoria, Marc Campo, Jean-Yves Abecassis, Gilles Grivolla, Lilian Bencini, Cédrick Bec, José Caparros, Sangoma Everett...

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With the Alexis Tcholakian Trio : - Jazz clubs - Sunside, Sunset, Petit Opportun, Petit Journal Montparnasse, Jazz Act, 7 Lézards, Jam Marseille, IMFP, Petit Duc...

- Caval'Air Jazz Festival 2019, 5 continents Jazz Festival 2018, St Raphaël Jazz Festival 2015, Calvi Jazz Festival 1998, Paris Jazz Festival ... Palais des Sports de Paris, Amnesty International... 1997 Finalist at the "Concours de la Défense". Composer for about 60 tunes.

 

TEACHING : Ex-instructor at EF2M Jazz School, at the CIM Jazz School, Former assistant to Bernard Maury at the École Supérieure de Jazz, Ex-director and founder of the Paris Jazz School, Directed two educational videos "An Approach to Keyboard Jazz" in 1995 and "Keyboard Jazz Improvisation" in 1996, both with Éditions Connection, re-issued in DVD in 2005.

SACEM, Spedidam and Adami member.

 

DISCOGRAPHY : Alexis Tcholakian Solo TOGETHER ALONE (july 2021) ... Alexis Tcholakian Trio LIGHT AHEAD Part I & II (Blue Brain 2021) ... Alexis Tcholakian Trio Inner Voice (vol.1 & vol.2)  (Studio du Sous-Sol 2018 & 2019) ... Ingrid James & Alexis Tcholakian Trio Trajectoire (Newmarket Music 2016) ... Alexis Tcholakian Trio Poetic Memory "live @ the Sunside  (Aphrodite Records 2011) ... Alexis Tcholakian Trio Play Time (DVD)  (Aphrodite Records 2010) ... Alexis Tcholakian Solo Self Portrait (DVD)  (Badcatmusic 2008) ... Alexis Tcholakian Solo Search for Peace  (Badcatmusic 2008) ... Alexis Tcholakian Trio  Masquerades  (Gats Production / Japan 2005) ... Alexis Tcholakian Solo/Trio  Hidden Face  (Soul Motions Records / Orkhestra International 2004) ... Alexis Tcholakian Trio  Le Songe de l'Athanor (Fairplay AT 9811 / Socadisc 1998) ... Alexis Tcholakian Trio Point de Vue  (Self Production PV 9609 / 1996) ... Pascal Mulot  Purple Eyes (Vogue 1991) ... Virginie Ramirez  Sous le ciel de Paris  (Night & Day 1997).