Marc Berthoumieux

This gifted musician started performing at the age of eleven. Originally from Haute-Savoie, he made his debut in music by learning clarinet. Despite his piano lessons at the Geneva Conservatory and those with his accordion teacher, his learning and experience are rather self-taught. A few years later, settling in Paris, he is noticed by  jazz musicians from the French scene like Louis Winsberg or Jean-Marc Jafet who brought him in their respective group.

His talents as a composer and renowned melodist led him to write for the image, the show and the song, especially for Claude Nougaro, Richard Bona and Grand Corps Malade. He founded his own jazz band and his first album “Les Couleurs d’ici” (1998). Named for the Django d’Or, his two albums “Jazz / No Jazz” Volume 1 & Volume 2 (2004) reveal him the bearer of originality and unusual musicality.