Biography
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Born
18 January 1975 (age 50)
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Born In
Niort, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Géraldine Laurent (born 1975) is a French jazz alto saxophonist.
Laurent studied classical piano at the Niort conservatoire before changing to alto saxophone at the age of 12. She has been a member of the Christophe Joneau quartet. In parallel with her main trio with Yoni Zelnik and Laurent Bataille, she also had a trio with Hélène Labarrière et Éric Groleau, concentrating more on free improvisation. She prefers to play jazz standards to original compositions, and cites John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins and Eric Dolphy among her influences.
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