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Biography

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A leading drummer on the international jazz scene, Guillaume Nouaux has been performing for many years on major stages and at top festivals across Europe, while touring extensively around the world. With over a hundred albums to his credit, he remains highly active in the recording studio. From a young age, he performed alongside top-level musicians and has collaborated with a wide array of renowned artists, including Chuck Berry, Donald Harrison, Steve Lacy, Harry Allen, Scott Hamilton, Red Holloway, Bob Wilber, Scott Robinson, Evan Christopher, Ken Peplowski, Victor Goines, Leroy Jones, Warren Vaché, Wycliffe Gordon, Dan Barrett, Lucien Barbarin, Nicki Parrott, Howard Alden, Don Vappie, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Didier Lockwood, Jason Marsalis, Dado Moroni, Butch Thompson, and many others.

Deeply involved in a wide range of artistic projects, Guillaume Nouaux has developed a unique style — both personal and firmly rooted in the legacy of the great jazz drummers. A prolific bandleader and accomplished ensemble director, he has had several of his albums awarded the Prix de l’Académie du Jazz (Academy of Jazz Prize) in 2011 and 2020, as well as the Prix du Hot Club de France (Hot Club of France Prize) in 2014, 2019, 2020, and 2023. Praised by the international press, his most recent recordings have received critical acclaim across Europe, the United States, Japan, Russia, and Australia.

A respected educator and the author of several reference works, he regularly shares his passion through masterclasses, workshops, and lectures. His latest book, The Birth of the Drum Set: The Origins of the Drum Set and the First Drummers in New Orleans (2024), received the Jazz Book Prize from the Hot Club de France. As the artistic director and founder of the South Town Jazz Festival in the Landes region of France, he is also actively involved in promoting jazz by supporting and mentoring various cultural initiatives. Highly regarded by his peers and widely praised by the international press, Guillaume Nouaux today stands as one of the leading figures of jazz drumming in Europe.

Guillaume Nouaux | crédit photo © Philippe Marzat (2019)

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*** PRESS REVIEWS ***

Guillaume Nouaux (extraits de presse)

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Batterie Magazine 218

Batteur Magazine

La Gazette Bleue d'Action Jazz

Batterie Magazine

Bulletin du Hot Club de France

Jazz Magazine

GUILLAUME NOUAUX | crédit photo © Pierre Vignacq

Photo : Pierre Vignacq

*** VIDEOS ***

Guillaume Nouaux - Live @ Festival « Jazz à Vienne » - France (2015)

Guillaume Nouaux - Live @ Théâtre de Carcassonne - France (2014)

Guillaume Nouaux - Live @ Festival « Jazz in Marciac » - France (2014)

Guillaume Nouaux - Live @ Théâtre Tivoli - Montargis, France (2021)

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ON STAGE & ON TOUR

EVAN CHRISTOPHER Festival « Jazz in Marciac » - France (2014)

EVAN CHRISTOPHER

Festival « Jazz in Marciac » | Marciac, France (2014)

(Sébastien Girardot, Evan Christopher, Guillaume Nouaux)

HARRY ALLEN, SCOTT HAMILTON, DADO MORONI… Festival « Jazz en Mars » - Tarnos, France (2017)

HARRY ALLEN . SCOTT HAMILTON . DADO MORONI

Festival « Jazz en Mars » | Tarnos, France (2017)

(Harry Allen, Scott Hamilton, Sébastien Girardot, Guillaume Nouaux)

HARRY ALLEN & LUIGI GRASSO Duc des Lombards - Paris, France (2019)

HARRY ALLEN & LUIGI GRASSO

Duc des Lombards | Paris, France (2019)

(Dave Blenkhorn, Luigi Grasso, Sébastien Girardot, Harry Allen, Guillaume Nouaux)

DONALD HARRISSON Jr. Café de la Danse - Paris, France (2010)

DONALD HARRISSON Jr.

Café de la Danse | Paris, France (2010)

(Donald Harrisson Jr., Guillaume Nouaux)

JOHN CLAYTON Festival « Jazz en Mars » - Tarnos, France (2018)

JOHN CLAYTON

Festival « Jazz en Mars » | Tarnos, France (2018)

(Guillaume Nouaux, Sullivan Fortner, John Clayton)

STEVE LACY Bordeaux, France (1998) (Steve Lacy, Guillaume Nouaux)

STEVE LACY

Bordeaux, France (1998)

(Steve Lacy, Guillaume Nouaux)

JASON MARSALIS, EVAN ARNTZEN, ATTILA KORB… Bassin Jass - La Teste de Buch, France (2017)

JASON MARSALIS

« Bassin Jass » | La Teste de Buch, France (2017)

(Jason Marsalis, Dave Blenkhorn, Sébastien Girardot, Attila Korb, Evan Arntzen, Guillaume Nouaux)

CECILE McLORIN SALVANT Sancy Snow Jazz Festival - Mont-Dore, France (2016)

CECILE McLORIN SALVANT

« Sancy Snow Jazz Festival » | Mont-Dore, France (2016)

(Cécile McLorin Salvant, Guillaume Nouaux)

HOWARD ALDEN Jazz Club El Mussol - Alcoy, Espagne (2021)

HOWARD ALDEN

Jazz Club « El Mussol » | Alcoy, Espagne (2021)

(Guillaume Nouaux, Howard Alden)

WYCLIFFE GORDON Brass Festival | Limoux, France (2016) (Guillaume Nouaux, Wycliffe Gordon)

WYCLIFFE GORDON

Brass Festival | Limoux, France (2016)

(Guillaume Nouaux, Wycliffe Gordon)

CHUCK BERRY Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France (2005)

CHUCK BERRY

Elysée Montmartre | Paris, France (2005)

(Chuck Berry, Guillaume Nouaux)

BOB WILBER & DANY DORIZ SEPTET Tournée au Brésil - Sao Paulo, Brésil (2009)

BOB WILBER & DANY DORIZ SEPTET

« Jazz Festival Brazil » | São Paulo, Brésil (2009)

(Dany Doriz, Philippe Duchemin, Bob Wilber, Guillaume Nouaux)

DAN BARRETT SWING FOUR feat. Dan Barrett, Rossano Sportiello, Rebecca Kilgore, Guillaume Nouaux Arosa Jazz Festival - Suisse (2021)

DAN BARRETT SWING FOUR

« Arosa Jazz Festival » | Arosa, Suisse (2021)

(Dan Barrett, Rossano Sportiello, Rebecca Kilgore, Guillaume Nouaux)

GUILLAUME NOUAUX QUINTET feat. LEROY JONES Jazz Club « Le Bilboquet » - Paris, France (2006)

GUILLAUME NOUAUX QUINTET feat. LEROY JONES

Jazz Club « Le Bilboquet » | Paris, France (2006)

(Guillaume Nouaux, Sébastien Girardot, Leroy Jones)

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC JAZZ ALL STARS Dazz Jazz Club - Vitoria-Gasteiz, Espagne (2019)

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC JAZZ ALL STARS

Dazz Jazz Club | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Espagne (2019)

(Richard Buziakiewicz, Nicki Parrott, Dan Barrett, Guillaume Nouaux, Enric Peidro)

KEN PEPLOWSKI Théâtre Tivoli - Montargis, France (2017)

KEN PEPLOWSKI

Théâtre Tivoli | Montargis, France (2017)

(Guillaume Nouaux, Ken Peplowski)

SCOTT HAMILTON Markolswing Festival - Marckolsheim, France (2017)

SCOTT HAMILTON

Markolswing Festival | Marckolsheim, France (2017)

(Scott Hamilton, Guillaume Nouaux)

EVAN CHRISTOPHER Festival International de clarinette du Lamentin - Martinique (2012)

EVAN CHRISTOPHER

Festival international de la clarinette | Le Lamentin, Martinique (2012)

(Evan Christopher, Guillaume Nouaux)

CECILE McLORIN SALVANT Festival « Jazz Middelheim » - Anvers, Belgique (2015)

CECILE McLORIN SALVANT

Festival « Jazz Middelheim » | Anvers, Belgique (2015)

(Guillaume Nouaux, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sébastien Girardot, Dave Blenkhorn)

JASON MARSALIS & LA SECTION RYTHMIQUE Jazzaudehore - Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (2018)

JASON MARSALIS & LA SECTION RYTHMIQUE

Jazzaudehore | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (2018)

(Sébastien Girardot, Jason Marsalis, Guillaume Nouaux, Dave Blenkhorn)

OLIVIER FRANC & MICHAEL WHITE New Orleans Jazz Festival - Tel-Aviv, Israël (2019)

OLIVIER FRANC & MICHAEL WHITE

« New Orleans Jazz Festival » | Tel-Aviv, Israël (2019)

(Olivier Franc, Guillaume Nouaux, Michael White)

JAZZDAGEN TOUR « Mediterranean jazz cruise » feat. Randy Morris, Jacob Fisher, Marilyn Keller, Pieter Meijers, Kristin Korb - Kotor, Montenegro (2022)

JAZZDAGEN TOUR

Mediterranean Jazz Cruise | Kotor, Montenegro (2022)

(Randy Morris, Jacob Fisher, Marilyn Keller, Pieter Meijers, Kristin Korb, Guillaume Nouaux)

WARREN VACHÉ INTERNATIONAL QUINTET feat. Bria Skonberg, Paolo Alderrighi, Nicki Parrott, Guillaume Nouaux Ascona Jazz Festival - Suisse (2012)

WARREN VACHÉ INTERNATIONAL QUINTET

« Ascona Jazz Festival » | Ascona, Suisse (2012)

(Bria Skonberg, Paolo Alderrighi, Warren Vaché, Nicki Parrott, Guillaume Nouaux)

VINTAGE JAZZMEN Preservation Hall - New Orleans, USA (2004)

VINTAGE JAZZMEN

Preservation Hall | New Orleans, USA (2004)

(Olivier « Kid » Beuffe, Guillaume Nouaux, Dan Vernhettes)

CRAIG KLEIN

MNOP Tour | France (2022)

(Craig Klein, Guillaume Nouaux)

INTERNATIONAL ALL STARS Feat. HARRY ALLEN Louis Armstrong Jazz Fesztivál, Bánk, Hongrie (2017)

ATTILA KORB INTERNATIONAL ALL STARS

« Louis Armstrong Jazz Fesztivál » | Bánk, Hongrie (2017)

(Malo Mazurié, Harry Allen, Guillaume Nouaux, David Lukacs)

MAXIM SAURY Jazz Club « Le Resto'Jazz » - Toulouse, France (2011)

MAXIM SAURY

Jazz Club « Le Resto'Jazz » | Toulouse, France (2011)

(Maxim Saury, Pierre-Luc Puig, Henri Chéron, Guillaume Nouaux)

WENDELL BRUNIOUS MNOP Festival - Périgueux, France (2009)

WENDELL BRUNIOUS

« MNOP Festival » | Périgueux, France (2009)

(Wendell Brunious, Thierry Ollé, Serge Oustiakine, Guillaume Nouaux)

International Classic Jazz All Stars, Festival Jazzaldia, San Sebastian, Espagne (2022)

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC JAZZ ALL STARS

« Jazzaldia Festival » | San Sebastian, Espagne (2022)

(Richard Buziakiewicz, Dan Barrett, Enric Peidro, Guillaume Nouaux, Howard Alden)

The Three Wise Men + Guillaume Nouaux

THE THREE WISE MEN + GUILLAUME NOUAUX

« South Town Jazz Festival » | Soustons, France (2023)

(Frank Roberscheuten, Rossano Sportiello, Guillaume Nouaux, Martin Breinschmid)

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