Romain Pilon

Romain got to Paris in 2004 after studying at Berklee College of Music and spending one year in NYC. He is a member of the Paris jazz Underground group, he co-leads a quartet with David Prez and has played and/or recorded with Christian Scott, Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez… He has been described as “A monster. A big, scary monster. A killer… and he also sounds pretty damn great” (Lage Lund, world class guitar player), “…a guitarist full of surprises. He has a flawless technique and a great harmonic sense. He is someone to keep an eye on” (Lionel Loueke), “Un guitariste à l’originalité merveilleuse” (Claude Carriere, France Musique).