Bruno Destrez

Bruno Destrez (born September 13, 1959 in Épernay, France) is a French/American bassist, composer, and luthier specializing in the construction and repair of double basses.

Early life and education Destrez studied at the National Conservatory of Nice (Premier Prix in 1981) and continued his education (B.M.) at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he lived until 1991. He then moved to New York City where he has been living since.

Career As a musician Destrez has performed with trios and quartets featuring such players as Mick Goodrick, John Abercrombie, Matt Wilson, Dewey Redman, Salvatore Bonafede, and John Riley. He also has a career as a sideman with such players as David "Fathead" Newman, Marlena Shaw, Ricky Ford, Vaughn Hawthorn, and performances with various classical orchestras and Broadway shows. Vaughn Hawthorn, and Kyoko Oyobe. He wrote the Music for Flyboy, a play by Yvon Adrian where the music is central to the script, and he provided music for the Richard Broadman film Present Memory (1989). He has participated in numerous audio-visual and choreographic projects.

As a luthier As a luthier, Destrez has adapted his techniques to the instruments of symphony orchestras and jazz musicians around the world (National Italian Orchestra Santa Cecila, OCB Barcelona, members of the Scala of Milano, Palermo Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, the Cleveland Orchestra, Maximillian Dimoff, Scott Haigh, Diana Gannett, Andrea Pighi, etc.) He is currently living in New York City. As a bass player and luthier he frequently holds workshops and masterclasses in the U.S., Europe, South America, Puerto Rico, and Japan.