PAUL LAY
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Unanimement reconnu comme « l’un des plus grands pianistes de jazz de sa génération » (Le Monde), Paul Lay a obtenu les prix les plus prestigieux tel le Grand prix de l’Académie Charles Cros en 2014 pour son disque « Mikado » qui le distingue sur la scène internationale en tant que créateur.
En 2017, il sort un nouvel album de compositions : « The Party », avec Dre Pallemaerts et Clemens Van Der Feen, qui reçoit l’accueil enthousiaste de la critique et du public. Artiste instrumental de l’année aux Victoires du Jazz (2020), Paul Lay est le lauréat des Prix de Soliste du Concours de la Défense, Concours de Piano-Jazz de Moscou, Concours Martial Solal, Concours de Montreux et Prix Django Reinhardt de l’Académie du jazz. Compositeur prolifique, il porte différents projets en son nom, en solo, duo et trio, ainsi qu’avec chœur et orchestre symphonique. En 2024, Paul crée deux programmes dont il signe les partitions : « Waves of light » pour trio de jazz et chœur de chambre (enregistrement à paraître à l’automne 2025) et « Rhapsody in blue extended » pour trio de jazz et orchestre, dont la première mondiale a lieu au festival Jazzdor, avec l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg sous la direction de Wayne Marshall. 2025 voit également la création d’« Un français à New York » avec l’Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, œuvre originale de Paul Lay librement inspirée du célèbre poème symphonique de Gershwin Un Américain à Paris. Pour ses premiers pas élégants au cinéma, Paul compose la bande originale du film Ravens, biopic du célèbre photographe japonais Masahisa Fukase, réalisé par Mark Gill, et récompensé du prix du public au Festival du film d’Austin au Texas en 2024. |
Unanimously recognised as ‘one of the greatest jazz pianists of his generation’ (Le Monde), Paul Lay has won some of the most prestigious awards, including the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros in 2014 for his album ‘Mikado’, which set him apart on the international scene as a creator.
In 2017, he released a new album of compositions: ‘The Party’, with Dre Pallemaerts and Clemens Van Der Feen, which was enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike.
Instrumental artist of the year at the Victoires du Jazz (2020), Paul Lay is the winner of the Soloist Prize at the Concours de la Défense, the Moscow Piano-Jazz Competition, the Martial Solal Competition, the Montreux Competition and the Django Reinhardt Prize from the Académie du jazz.
A prolific composer, he has a number of projects to his name, in solo, duo and trio, as well as with choir and symphony orchestra.
In 2024, Paul created two programmes for which he wrote the scores: ‘Waves of light’ for jazz trio and chamber choir (recording to be released in autumn 2025) and ‘Rhapsody in blue extended’ for jazz trio and orchestra, which had its world premiere at the Jazzdor festival, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg conducted by Wayne Marshall.
2025 also saw the premiere of ‘Un français à New York’ with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, an original work by Paul Lay freely inspired by Gershwin's famous symphonic poem An American in Paris.
For his first elegant steps in cinema, Paul composed the soundtrack for Ravens, a biopic of the famous Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase, directed by Mark Gill, which won the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival in Texas in 2024.
In 2017, he released a new album of compositions: ‘The Party’, with Dre Pallemaerts and Clemens Van Der Feen, which was enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike.
Instrumental artist of the year at the Victoires du Jazz (2020), Paul Lay is the winner of the Soloist Prize at the Concours de la Défense, the Moscow Piano-Jazz Competition, the Martial Solal Competition, the Montreux Competition and the Django Reinhardt Prize from the Académie du jazz.
A prolific composer, he has a number of projects to his name, in solo, duo and trio, as well as with choir and symphony orchestra.
In 2024, Paul created two programmes for which he wrote the scores: ‘Waves of light’ for jazz trio and chamber choir (recording to be released in autumn 2025) and ‘Rhapsody in blue extended’ for jazz trio and orchestra, which had its world premiere at the Jazzdor festival, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg conducted by Wayne Marshall.
2025 also saw the premiere of ‘Un français à New York’ with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, an original work by Paul Lay freely inspired by Gershwin's famous symphonic poem An American in Paris.
For his first elegant steps in cinema, Paul composed the soundtrack for Ravens, a biopic of the famous Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase, directed by Mark Gill, which won the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival in Texas in 2024.
