Christophe Lavergne drums, percussions
Jeff Humbert
career
He studied Classical Percussion at the Nantes conservatory and came to NYC studying at the New school and jazz mobile for several month. He had the opportunity to learned with Billy Hart , Marvin Smitty Smith, Charlie Persip, Mike Clarke and Keith Kopland.
He is actually one of the most busy drummer in the french jazz scene, but he is also well connected with the european jazz area with Simon Spang Hansen & M.Bitran in Danemark, Ronan Guilfoyle Michael Buckley & Tommy Halferty in Ireland, Mauro Gargano in Italy, and Julian Siegel in Great Brittany.
He has performed on most of the greatest jazz scene in Europe ( From Finland to Portugal ), has played in Tokyo & Moscow, and was on famous place and famous festival as "L'Olympia" in Paris, Montreal Jazz Festival, Barcelona Jazz Festival ... toured with the Chris Brubeck/Guillaume Saint James project in the United States, and he is was touring in Europe with the Louis Sclavis Quartet for the ECM record release « characters on a wall ».
He is now part of the New National French Jazz Orchestra conducted by Sylvaine Hélary.
He has also played as a sideman with Ravi coltrane, Drew Gress, Norma Winston,George Garzone, Seames Blake, Graham Haynes, Jon Irabagon, Jozef Dumoulin, Mat Manieri , Marc Ducret, Andy Emler, Alain Jean-Marie, Dominique Pifarély, Philippe Katerine, Arthur H, Baptiste Trotignon , Pierrick Pedron, Magic Malik, Ronan Guilfoyle....etc....
He is part of several groups and made a lot of recordings with Louis Sclavis Quartet (ECM records) Thôt (S.Payen), le Cube (A.Darche), Françis et ses peintres (F.Ripoche) , Counterparts (R.Guilfoyle) , Dragoon (M.Donarier) , Diagonal( J.C.Cholet) , Cathala Trio, Irish&French Connection (Halferty), Beaux arts ( S.Rifflet) , The Space Laboratory (With Olivier Lété & Olivier Benoit) , Sarah Murcia, David Chevalier Trio...etc ...
« Christophe Lavergne plays drums. Needless to talk about the fanstatic and rare quality of his drumming : more interesting is, talking about him, to say that the word "play" comes with a child's meaning : his drums are a most creative toy in his hands and feet. Always adding a new device, especially if not meant for percussion, always trying something different to make the music sound more beautifully. His style is to serve the music he plays at the moment : I heard him play very different musics with many differents bands. He always sounded new. Every kick, every move from his wrists or feet is a never-heard-before musical act. »
By Thierry Brehier : France 3 TV
He is actually one of the most busy drummer in the french jazz scene, but he is also well connected with the european jazz area with Simon Spang Hansen & M.Bitran in Danemark, Ronan Guilfoyle Michael Buckley & Tommy Halferty in Ireland, Mauro Gargano in Italy, and Julian Siegel in Great Brittany.
He has performed on most of the greatest jazz scene in Europe ( From Finland to Portugal ), has played in Tokyo & Moscow, and was on famous place and famous festival as "L'Olympia" in Paris, Montreal Jazz Festival, Barcelona Jazz Festival ... toured with the Chris Brubeck/Guillaume Saint James project in the United States, and he is was touring in Europe with the Louis Sclavis Quartet for the ECM record release « characters on a wall ».
He is now part of the New National French Jazz Orchestra conducted by Sylvaine Hélary.
He has also played as a sideman with Ravi coltrane, Drew Gress, Norma Winston,George Garzone, Seames Blake, Graham Haynes, Jon Irabagon, Jozef Dumoulin, Mat Manieri , Marc Ducret, Andy Emler, Alain Jean-Marie, Dominique Pifarély, Philippe Katerine, Arthur H, Baptiste Trotignon , Pierrick Pedron, Magic Malik, Ronan Guilfoyle....etc....
He is part of several groups and made a lot of recordings with Louis Sclavis Quartet (ECM records) Thôt (S.Payen), le Cube (A.Darche), Françis et ses peintres (F.Ripoche) , Counterparts (R.Guilfoyle) , Dragoon (M.Donarier) , Diagonal( J.C.Cholet) , Cathala Trio, Irish&French Connection (Halferty), Beaux arts ( S.Rifflet) , The Space Laboratory (With Olivier Lété & Olivier Benoit) , Sarah Murcia, David Chevalier Trio...etc ...
« Christophe Lavergne plays drums. Needless to talk about the fanstatic and rare quality of his drumming : more interesting is, talking about him, to say that the word "play" comes with a child's meaning : his drums are a most creative toy in his hands and feet. Always adding a new device, especially if not meant for percussion, always trying something different to make the music sound more beautifully. His style is to serve the music he plays at the moment : I heard him play very different musics with many differents bands. He always sounded new. Every kick, every move from his wrists or feet is a never-heard-before musical act. »
By Thierry Brehier : France 3 TV
discographie chez yolk
Le Gros Cube >> La martipontine
Le Cube >> Le Thé
Le Gros Cube >> LE PAX, Le Gros Cube VS Katerine
Le Gros Cube >> Polar mood
Le Cube >> Autorité Culinaire
Francis et ses peintres >> la paloma
Qüntêt >> vents dominants
LPT3 >> deja 7h!?...
Le Cube >> Frelon Rouge
Le Gros Cube >> Queen bishop
Orphicube >> perception instantanée
Alban Darche hyprcub >> Crooked House
Jazzarium >> Megapolis
Qüntêt featuring Desdamona >> Mots croisés/ Crosswords
LPT3 >> Vents Divers
Orphicube >> Atomic Flonflons
Jean-Christophe Cholet - Alban Darche - Mathias Ruëgg >> Le tombeau de Poulenc
Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles
David Chevallier quartet >> Curiosity
Louis Sclavis Quintet >> INDIA
Le Cube >> Le Thé
Le Gros Cube >> LE PAX, Le Gros Cube VS Katerine
Le Gros Cube >> Polar mood
Le Cube >> Autorité Culinaire
Francis et ses peintres >> la paloma
Qüntêt >> vents dominants
LPT3 >> deja 7h!?...
Le Cube >> Frelon Rouge
Le Gros Cube >> Queen bishop
Orphicube >> perception instantanée
Alban Darche hyprcub >> Crooked House
Jazzarium >> Megapolis
Qüntêt featuring Desdamona >> Mots croisés/ Crosswords
LPT3 >> Vents Divers
Orphicube >> Atomic Flonflons
Jean-Christophe Cholet - Alban Darche - Mathias Ruëgg >> Le tombeau de Poulenc
Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles
David Chevallier quartet >> Curiosity
Louis Sclavis Quintet >> INDIA
concerts
It's not an exhaustive list.
october 2025
connections
other works2024 :
« La Canso » : Félix Jousserand, Gilles Coronado . Livre disque , ed Diable Vauvert
« Flame and Shadow » A. Julita Trio
2023 :
« Gaetan Nicot Trio « Tinker Label
« Spiorad Ama » Halferty Lavergne Trio .Empreintes records
« La Main » Coronado Laisney Lavergne . Onze Heure Onze Label
« La vie » Arthur H . Naïve
2022:
« Togetherness ensemble » P.Menuau Quintet . Tinker Label
« Reflets » Nadja Trio & Guests . Empreintes records
2021:
« La symphonie Bleue » Musique de Guillaume St James avec E.Bex et l’orchestre symphonique de Besançon. IndéSens records
« Splendor of Blood » De Marjolaine Reymond arrangé par C.Monniot
« Glowing Life » : Sylvaine Hélary Quartet ( A.Rayon, B.Glibert ) Ayler Records
2020 :
« Vol pour Sidney (retour) » S.Hélary Quartet. Nato Records
2019 :
« Characters on a Wall » Louis Sclavis Quartet. ECM Records
« Cullinan » Sylvain Cathala Septet (M.Ducret, B.Moussay, B.Van Der Werf , G.Orti, S.Murcia, ) Connexe Records
2018 :
« The Atomic Flonflons » d’Alban Darche et l’Orphicube Yolk Records
« Frontières » Louis Sclavis. JMS Records
« Lionne » Anne Berry
« Demeter No Access » Marjolaine Reymond Quintet avec D. Guivarch, B.Angelini, O.Lété et le Quator Ixi .Cristal records
« Morgan The Pirate » Stéphane Payen, G.Coronado et « Journal Intime » : Onze heure Onze Records
2017 :
« Loin dans les terres » Louis Sclavis Quartet Live WDR
« Hope » Sylvain Cathala Septet. Connexe Records
« Second Life » David Chevalier Trio : Cristal Records
2016 :
« Song» Ramuntcho Matta, Simon Spang Hanssen, Sébastien Boisseau, Christophe Lavergne
2015 :
« Standards & Avatars » de David Chevalier : Cristal Records
« …From the Eighties» Gaetan Nico Trio
2014 :
« Hommage to our Fathers » Guillaume St James Quartet + Chris Brubeck: BIA Records
« Orphicube » d’Alban Darche : Pépin & Plume Records
« Mégapolis » de Guillaume St James
« Blue Impression » Halferty Lavergne Trio
2013 :
« Luna Moon » Simon Spang Hanssen Trio
« Frelon rouge » le Cube : Yolk Records
« The true Blue Skies » Jim Yamouradis
« Polis » Guillaume ST James : Plus loin Music
« Francis et ses Peintres »
« Flow & Cycle » Sylvain Cathala Trio : MFA
2012 :
« Pick Up Vol 1 » de J.C Cholet : Cristal Records
« Thôt with words Vol 1 »
« Thôt with words Vol 2 »
« L’Invisible » An’
« Beaux Arts » Sylvain Rifflet : Sans bruit Records
2011 :
« 52 Reprises dans l’Espace » : Katerine Francis et ses Peintres : 3Cd Universal Music
« Caractères » Jean-Christophe Cholet : Cristal Records
« Jacno Future » Katerine Francis et ses Peintres : Polydor
2010 :
« Dessine toi » de Gille Porte BO de Louis Sclavis
« Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) » BO : Universal/Polydor
« Oceans » BO de Bruno Coulais : Sony Music
«O Sonho » Anda
2009 :
« Météo Songs » Jazzarium
« French Touch » Diagonal de J.C Cholet : Cristal Records
2007 :
« Slavonic Tone » Jean-Christophe Cholet : MFA
2006 :
« Genesis » BO de Bruno Coulais : Virgin Music
« All One » Marianne Bitran : Stunt Records (Danemark)
« On dirait Nino » LNA Universal Music
2005 :
« Nuits Logiques » Norbert Lucarain Trio : Cristal Records
2004 :
« Née dans la Nature » LNA : Universal Music
« Ibiscus » Nadja Trio
2003 :
« La Nébuleuse Continentale » Compilation Plush Records
« Work on Axis » Thôt Agrandi
2002 :
Noctambule » Norbert Lucarain Trio : Cristal Records
2001 :
« Thôt » Stéphane Payen : Quoi de neuf docteur Records
2000 et antérieur :
« TV Series » Misters de l’Ouest : Sony Music
« Temps Fugit »
« Mukta » : Warner Jazz
« Sous les Pattes du Lyon » Mercoledi & Co
« Jazz à Vauban » Lavergne Roumier Trio
« Cuivres 4 + D.Leloup »