Laurent EPSTEIN      Piano                                                                         Back to CD page

Laurent was born in Strasbourg, France.
He started to play the piano when he was 6.Then he played in many eastern France groups when he was a teenager as well as when he was a student in engineering.
He became quickly one of the pianists the most in demand in his area, and played in clubs in France and Germany, and in festivals.

In 1992 Laurent moved to Paris.
Very fast he played  with famous national and international musicians.
His repertoire is that wide that he can play many different styles.

Even if Laurent EPSTEIN’s eclectic taste braught him to the edge of swing music (Gruss Circus Orchestra, french song, studio recording…), he is first of all an improviser passionated by all jazz periods.

As a singer accompanist, he plays with Charles THOMAS when he tours in France.
He also recorded with Laurence MASSON’s quintet (« The Island »), and plays regularly with Valerie HEBEY, Rue Blanche, FLORE, Manuel FRAIMAN…and accompanies Anne DUCROS’ and Laura LITTARDI’s workshops.

He plays and records with many instrumental groups :
« Eclectic Quartet » with Laurent CAMUZAT, Manu JUDUTH, and Didier FORGET.
« Pierre LEVY Quintet » with Sacha BOURGUIGNON, Pierre LEVY, Giovanni LICATA and François LAUDET. (CD : « SAMAR : The Birth »).
« Marc ROUVE Quintet ». (CD : « Portraits »)

He also played with Luigi TRUSSARDI, Marc FOSSET, Richard RAUX, Nicolas MONTIER…, in the famous jazz-clubs of Paris (Duc des Lombards, Sunset, Petit Journal Montparnasse and Saint Michel, Franc Pinot) and during exceptional events : The World Football Cup in Stade de France, UNESCO…