| Laurent Coq | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Marseille, France |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Years Active: | 1980s–present |
| Label: | Enja, Sunnyside |
Laurent Coq (born 22 February 1970) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Coq began playing the piano at the age of seven.[1] He studied at the Centre d'informations musicales in Paris, at which time he also played in a trio with bassist Jules Bikôkô bi Njami and drummer Daniel Garcia Bruno, and in a variety of other bands. Coq was awarded a government grant in 1994 to travel to the U.S., where he studied with pianists Bruce Barth, John Hicks and Mulgrew Miller.
Coq's 2011 album Rayuela, co-led with saxophonist Miguel Zenón, was inspired by Julio Cortázar's novel of the same title.[2] The Down Beat reviewer commented that "Rayuela experiments with song structures and the connections between tunes to express emotions and motifs each artist observed by reading the [book]".
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jaywalker | Enja | Quartet, with Jean-Christophe Béney (tenor sax), Jules Bikoko bi Njami (bass), Daniel Garcia-Bruno (drums) | |
| 1999 | Versatile | Cristal | Quartet, with Jean-Christophe Béney (tenor sax), Jules Bikoko bi Njami (bass), Philippe Soirat (drums) | |
| 2001 | Live @ the Duc des Lombards | Cristal | Trio, with David El-Malek (tenor sax), Olivier Zanot (alto sax) | |
| 2003 | Like a Tree in the City | Sunnyside | Trio, with Jérôme Sabbagh (tenor sax), Brandon Owens (bass), Damion Reid (drums) | |
| 2004 | Spinnin | Cristal | Trio, with Reuben Rogers (bass), Otis Brown III (drums) | |
| 2006 | The Thing to Share | Cristal | With Olivier Zanot (alto sax), David El-Malek (tenor), Laurence Allison (vocals) | |
| 2008 | Eight Fragments of Summer | 88 Trees | Quartet, with Jérôme Sabbagh (tenor sax), Joe Sanders (bass), Damion Reid (drums) | |
| 2011 | Rayuela | Sunnyside | Quartet, with Miguel Zenón (alto sax), Dana Leong (cello, trombone), Dan Weiss (drums, percussion) | |
| 2011 | Crosswords | With Sam Sadigursky (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute), Yoni Zelnik (bass), Karl Jannuska (drums), Laurence Allison and Christine Correa (vocals) | ||
| 2012 | Dialogue | Sunnyside | Some tracks duo, with Ralph Lavital (guitar); some tracks trio, with Nicolas Pelage (vocals) added |