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, and Michael Wollny, among others.

Career

He studied clarinet and

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at the

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.Les Salons de Musique: François Salque Duo, Trio, Quatuor
Arte 20 December 2015. He received several awards, including international awards, between 1994 and 1998, such as the 1998 ''Prix d'Accordéon Classique'' of the conservatory. He turned to jazz the same year. In 2000, Peirani won a First Prize in jazz and a First Prize in music theory and jazz harmony. From 2001, he studied jazz and improvisation at the Conservatoire de Paris, with Daniel Humair, Dré Pallemaerts, Hervé Sellin, Patrick Moutal (Indian Music), François Théberge,

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, and

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. He graduated with distinction in June 2004, after winning first prize in the national jazz competition of La Défense with saxophonist in 2003. Peirani collaborated in the 2000s in France with

, Daniel Humair (''Sweet and Sour'', 2011),

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(''Dans la nuit''),

, Jean-Philippe Muvien (''Air Libre''), (''Empreintes'', 2007),

, Denis Colin, and . He made jazz recordings from 2003, beginning with an album with the ''European Jazz Youth Orchestra'' (''Swinging Europe''). In 2010 he first recorded his own compositions (''Gunung Sebatu''). He recorded in duo with the cellist François Salque, including the album ''Tanguillo''. He founded a quintet, ''Living Being'', playing from 2013 with the trumpeter

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and the vocalist . They played at the 10th

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Festival in Bremen. In 2016, he recorded the album ''Tandem'' with pianist Michael Wollny. A reviewer called it a symbiotic result, interpretations following the intentions of the composers (''Interpretationen im Sinn der Komponisten''). Peirani was invited by Wollny–then artist in residence of the

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–to play a concert at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden also with vocalist Andreas Schaerer and the saxophonist

. A reviewer noted his at times

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sensitivity for sounds and his tender finesse.

Awards

In 2014, Peirani was awarded the Frank Ténot prize of the

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as the "Instrumental revelation". In May 2015, he received an

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both as an instrumentalist and for his duo with Michael Wollny. His albums ''Thrill Box'' and ''Tandem'' were also awarded the prize. In 2016, he was named a

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Discography

Peirani has made many recording, mostly for ACT. As leader or co-leader * 2009 – ''Gunung Sebatu'' with Vincent Lê Quang (saxophone), Zig Zag Territoires * 2008 – ''Mélosolex'', Label Ouïe / Anticraft distribution * 2011 – ''Est'' with François Salque (cello), Zig Zag Territoires * 2011 – ''Vagabond'', with

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, ACT * 2012 – ''Thrill Box'' with Michael Wollny (p) and Michel Benita (b), ACT * 2013 – ''Tanguillo'' with

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and , Zig Zag Territoires * 2014 – ''Belle Époque'' with

, ACT * 2015 – ''Living Being'', with Émile Parisien (cl, ts), Yoann Serra (d), (Fender Rhodes), Julien Herné (elb), ACT * 2016 – ''Tandem'', with Peirani and Wollny, ACT Participations * 2013 –

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, ''

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'', Mercury Records * 2013 – Journal Intime, ''Extension des Feux'', Neuklang Records * 2013 – Richard Bona, ''Bonafied'', Universal Jazz * 2013 –

, '' Lento'', ACT * 2013 – Thiefs, Melanine Harmonic Recordings * 2013 – Gael Faye, Pili Pili Sur Un Croissant Au Beurre, Universal Music * 2013 – Serena Fisseau, ''D'Une'', Île à l'Autre, Naïve * 2012 – Daniel Humair, ''Sweet & Sour'', Laborie * 2011 –

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, ''Les Bénéfices du doute'' * 2010 – Roberto Alagna, ''Live à N''îmes (DVD), Universal Music * 2010 –

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, ''Tiganeasca'', Zig Zag Territoires * 2010 – Livre disque pour enfants ''Mon imagier des amusettes'', Tomes 1 and 2, Gallimard * 2009 – David Sire, ''David Sire'', Sélénote * 2009 –

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, ''Cinéma'', EMI * 2009 – Mike Ibrahim, ''La Route du Nord'', Universal / Polydor * 2008 –

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, ''Sanseverino aux Bouffes du Nord'', Sony / BMG * 2007 –

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* 2007 – Les Yeux Noirs, ''Oprescena'', ZZT * 2007 – Olivier Calmel, ''Empreintes'', Musica Guild * 2007 – Yves Simon, ''Rumeurs'', Universal / Barclay * 2006 – and Éric Slabiak, ''Orphée Dilo and autres contes des Balkans'', Naïve * 2006 – Muriel Bloch and Éric Slabiak, ''Carte postale des Balkans'', Naïve * 2006 – , ''Air Libre'', Allgorythm * 2005 – , ''Merci pour les fleurs'', Symbolic * 2005 – Le Cirque Des Mirages, ''Fumée d'Opium'', Universal Music * 2004 – , ''Sophie Forte'', Niark Productions * 2003 – Lansiné Kouyaté and David Neerman, ''Kangaba'', Popcornlab * 2003 –

, ''Down By Love'', HUB Music/Warner EMI Korea * 2003 – The European Union Jazz Youth Orchestra, ''European Jazz Orchestra 2003'', Music Mecca * 2002 –

, ''Live'', (EMI/Odéon)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peirani, Vincent Living people French jazz musicians French jazz accordionists Conservatoire de Paris alumni French composers ACT Music artists 1980 births People from Nice Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 21st-century accordionists