Laurent Blondiau
- Instruments : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Composer
- Date of birth : 24/12/1968
From 1986 to 1990, Laurent Blondiau studied jazz at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles under Bert Joris and Richard Rousselet, where he won first prize.
Group leader : Laurent Blondiau Quintet (with Nathalie Loriers, Peter Hertmans, Otti Van der werf and Bilou Doneux) and Mâäk's Spirit.
Additional discography: "Live" (William Sheller), "Les Bulles" (Daniel Hélin), "Thôt Agrandi", "Le Gros Cube", Quatuor Danel and Claron Mac Fadden, "Time Setting" (Unit)
TV and radio broadcasts: VRT (Coda, Passage, radio 1, Klara ), RTBF, TROS, NOS, BRD, WDR, RADIO CANADA, EURO JAZZ RADIO, ...
Laurent Blondiau was named "Best European Musician 2009" by the Académie du Jazz (F).
Member of the bands : Octurn, Kris Defoort Dreamtime, Love Supreme, Rêve d'Eléphant Orchestra, Thot (France), Moiano, Saïma, Passages (dans een muziek) Fatou Traore, Nathalie Loriers Extensions, Le Gros Cube (Alban Darche France), Vegetal Beauty, Seven Wheels (Fabrizzio Cassol à l'aulochrome), Jean-Luc Lher Quartet-France (Marc Ducret, Franck Vaillant), Unit (Europees project), ...
Collaborations: Toots Thielemans, Baba Sissoko, Sekouba Traore, Yannick Plamondon, J-L Rassinfosse, Michel Herr, Eric Van den Westen, Dre Pallemaerts, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Nic Thijs, Aka Moon, Garrett List, Lee Konitz, William Sheller, Steve Houben, Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, Maria Shneider, Ghalia Benali, Mahmoud Guinéa, Oumou Sangare, Magic Malik, François Jeanneau, Pierre Vaiana, Mamady Keita, Momo Wandel, N'Faly Kouyaté ...
Various concerts and festivals in Belgium and abroad (France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany, Holland, Morocco, USA, Canada, China, Rwanda, Congo, South Africa, Mali, etc.).
