Erik Truffaz是一位欧洲新爵士领域的大师级人物。他先后签约着名的爵士乐厂牌Blue Note和EMI爵士，三次参加着名的蒙特立爵士音乐节，周游世界多个国家。他把最经典的Mils Davis时代的爵士精髓、各地的民族音乐元素和最有趣hip hop、drum』n』bass节奏共冶於一炉，开创了崭新的爵士乐格局. 从音乐内涵上来讲，Erik Truffaz骨子里有经典派Mils Davis的精髓，但这只是一些乐评人捕风捉影的臆想玩意而已，聆听者很清楚这是厚积而薄发的有趣混合，新鲜而颇具标志性。by Linda Seida & Al CampbellErik Truffaz received an early introduction into the world of a professional musician, thanks to his saxophone-playing dad. When he was ten years old, the French trumpeter began performing in his father's dance band. As he grew older, Truffaz performed with other bands in the region until he was 16 and heard Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. The great jazz trumpeter's music inspired him to learn more, and he set off for Switzerland's Geneva Conservatoire, where he became a student. Truffaz's repertoire expanded to works by Mozart and Verdi, and he performed as part of Orchestre de Suisse Romande. He also played in cover bands before establishing a group called Orange. The band concentrated on Truffaz's compositions. Among its members was Marc Erbetta, a drummer who continued to play with Truffaz as the trumpeter evolved. Truffaz's jazz fusion artistry led France's Jury du Concours National de la Defense to bestow upon him the 1991 Prix Special, that country's coveted jazz award. Within three years, he became a leader with the release of Nina Valeria. In 1991, he made the first of his three appearances on the stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival. For two years beginning in 1994, he toured Europe, Russia, and Brazil, thanks to funds bestowed by the ProHelvetia Foundation. In 2000, Truffaz signed with Blue Note records and released The Mask, a straight ahead jazz session with Miles Davis similarities. By his second Revisite and third Mantis discs, however, Truffaz began to stretch the boundries of contemporary jazz by incorporating drum'n'bass and hip-hop rhythms, establishing himself as a cutting edge artist in his own right. In 2003, both Walk of the Giant Turtle and Bending New Corners were issued on Blue Note. Saloua from 2005 expanded his interest in hip-hop by adding some rap.