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Biographie

Baptiste Guaréton est un batteur et compositeur de jazz
basé à Tours. Originaire de Montluçon, il se passionne très
tôt pour la musique et commence à jouer sur la batterie
de son père. Influencé par divers styles musicaux durant
son enfance, il découvre le jazz et l’improvisation à
l’adolescence, notamment à travers la musique de Charlie
Parker, Miles Davis et John Coltrane. En 2015, il s’installe à Tours et étudie la musicologie à l’Université de Tours, ainsi que le jazz à Jazz à Tours et au C.R.R. Francis Poulenc.

Après ses études, il effectue plusieurs séjours à New York, où il se forme auprès de
batteurs tels que Joe Farnsworth, Jochen Rueckert et Dan Weiss, tout en s’immergeant dans la scène jazz new-
yorkaise.

Aujourd’hui, il se produit sur la scène jazz française avec des groupes tels que Züper Trio (co-lead) et l’Adrien Colas Sextet, ainsi qu’avec son propre projet, Acirema Quartet. Il enseigne à Jazz à Tours et au département jazz du Conservatoire du
Mans.

Baptiste joue les batteries Canopus

Baptiste Guaréton is a jazz drummer and composer from Montluçon, France. His interest in music began at an early age, practicing on his father’s drum kit. Influenced by various musical styles during his childhood, he discovered a passion for jazz and improvisation during his teenage years, particularly through the music of Charlie Parker, the Second Quintet of Miles Davis, and John Coltrane’s Quartet. In 2015, he moved to Tours to study in the Musicology Department at the University of Tours, before continuing his studies at Jazz à Tours and the C.R.R. Francis Poulenc. After completing his studies, he frequently traveled to New York to learn from renowned drummers such as Joe Farnsworth, Dan Weiss, and Jochen Rueckert, while immersing himself in the vibrant New York jazz scene. Upon returning to France, deeply inspired by his time in the U.S., Baptiste founded his own band: ACIREMA Quartet, with which he released the album “Far From Home”. His playing style and musical approach are influenced by drummers like Bill Stewart, Jochen Rueckert, Tony Williams, and Elvin Jones. Today, Baptiste performs regularly on the French jazz scene with projects such as the ACIREMA Quartet, Züper Trio, and Adrien Colas Sextet. He also teaches drums and rhythm at the Conservatory of Le Mans and Jazz à Tours.
 
Baptiste plays Canopus drums