Universe 02 · Music
A Life with
, and a Violin.
Classical training, teaching, Gypsy and contemporary music, and touring: a chapter that is less prominent today, but nonetheless essential.
Three Years on Stage
Classic at the start.
Then free-style.
I started playing music with my mother, a piano teacher, before asking for a “guitar with a stick” when I was six.
The violin has taken me from the conservatories of Grasse, Antibes, and Nice to the music of the Balkans, Gypsy jazz, reggae, and international stages.
Training & Knowledge Transfer
Musician.
Teacher.
First prize in violin in Nice in 2004, followed by two State Diplomas: violin in 2007 and Contemporary Amplified Music in 2008.
A professor at the conservatories in Grasse, Valbonne, and Cannes from 2003 to 2020, whose teaching approach drew equally from both the conservatory and the stage.
2004First Prize
2State-Awarded Degrees
18 years oldIn education
On stage
Groups & Projects.
Four ensembles, four ways to take the violin beyond traditional boundaries.
The Hard Cordes
A quartet that really knows how to make the strings sing.
Born out of a shared desire to bridge the gap between classical music and contemporary genres, with a genuine “rock ’n’ roll attitude” applied to the traditional string quartet.
Manouchka Orkestär
A group from the south of France blending gypsy jazz, Romanian, and Balkan gypsy influences, while also venturing into reggae-ska, samba, and jazz.
An album, the Küstendorf Festival with Emir Kusturica, Jazz à Juan, the Nice Jazz Festival, and an opening act for the No Smoking Orchestra.
Tsigomania
The Gypsy spirit of violins and dance.
A project born out of a collaboration between musicians and a dancer, all of whom are passionate about Romani art.
Dead Queen & The River
Songs that connect American roots to the wounds of the Balkans.
But that was before…
Previous "
" training sessions.
Four defining chapters, from gypsy jazz to reggae-ska, via zap’core and international tours.
Djalamichto Quintet
Nice Jazz Festival Off 2010 and winners of the Nice Jazz Festival 2009 talent contest.
Vladimir Bozar’n and the Shéraf Orchestra
Two albums and a spot on the shortlist for the 2005 Printemps de Bourges.
Alert in Skalibu
Two albums and tours in France, Italy, and Belgium.
Cannes Gypsy Violin Ensemble
Two albums, a DVD, and tours in Spain, Canada, the U.S., Hungary, and India.