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Biography

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French drummer Guillaume Nouaux has established himself as a leading figure on the international jazz scene. He has performed for many years on Europe’s most prestigious stages and festivals, while also touring extensively worldwide. With a discography of over one hundred albums, he is equally active as a studio musician.

From a young age, he has collaborated with numerous internationally renowned artists, including Chuck Berry, Donald Harrison, Steve Lacy, Harry Allen, Scott Hamilton, Red Holloway, Bob Wilber, Evan Christopher, Ken Peplowski, Victor Goines, Scott Robinson, Leroy Jones, Warren Vaché, Wycliffe Gordon, Dan Barrett, Lucien Barbarin, Nicki Parrott, Howard Alden, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Don Vappie, Didier Lockwood, Jason Marsalis, Dado Moroni, Butch Thompson, and many others.

As a bandleader, several of his albums have been awarded the Prix de l’Académie du Jazz (2011, 2020) and the Hot Club de France Award (2014, 2019, 2020, 2023). His recent recordings have been widely praised by specialized press across Europe, the United States, Russia, Japan, and Australia. A dedicated educator and author of several key books on jazz drumming, he regularly shares his passion through masterclasses, workshops, and lectures. His latest book, La naissance de la batterie, received the Jazz Book Prize (2024) from the Hot Club de France. He is also the artistic director and founder of the South Town Jazz Festival, held in the Landes region of France, promoting jazz and nurturing emerging talent.

On stage and in the studio, Guillaume Nouaux places listening and musical dialogue at the heart of his playing, always in the service of swing and collective expression. Over the years, he has developed a distinctive style that blends tradition and creativity with elegance. Celebrated for his impeccable swing and melodic sensitivity, Guillaume Nouaux stands among Europe’s finest jazz drummers, sharing his artistry on the world’s stages.

Guillaume Nouaux | crédit photo © Philippe Marzat (2019)

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*** PRESS REVIEWS ***

Guillaume Nouaux (extraits de presse)

To read an interview, click on the cover of the magazine

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)

*** PHOTO ALBUM ***

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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