Guillaume Poncelet
French pianist and trumpeter
Guillaume Poncelet (born 1978) is a French musician, composer, trumpet and piano player, born in Grenoble, France.
As a composer, producer or musician, he collaborated with MC Solaar, C2C, Ben l'Oncle Soul, Oxmo Puccino, Sixun, Beat Assailant, Claude Nougaro, Stevie Wonder, Maurice White and Earth, Wind & Fire (within the band noJazz), Ousman Danedjo, Electro Deluxe, Dave, Michel Jonasz, Milk Coffee and Sugar, Gaël Faye, Ayo, Ben Mazué, Zaz and Joyce Jonathan.
Biography
Guillaume Poncelet was born in Grenoble, France, to a writer and playwright father and a caregiver mother. At eight years of age, he attended the Regional Music Conservatory of Grenoble, where he was for nine years, while teaching himself to play the piano.
He then joined for four years the Jazz Department of the National School of Music (ENM) in Chambéry led by Pierre Drevet, with whom he studied trumpet, jazz harmony and arrangement techniques.
At 21, he was admitted to the National Conservatory of Music and Dance of Paris, which he left when noJazz invited him to join the band and tour in North America. Along with noJazz, he collaborated with prestigious artists such as Stevie Wonder and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire).
Career
Guillaume Poncelet founded the band Wise in 2004, with Julien Birot and Robin Notte. They released a first album on Naïve Jazz.
In 2004, he produced the album Mes Couleurs by Freddy for the record label Such.
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