Jean Chaumont

Jean Chaumont (born 16 June 1983) is a French jazz guitarist and composer.

Career Chaumont started playing guitar at fourteen years old, after eight years of piano training. Two years later, he began formally studying jazz music.

He received a degree in jazz musical studies from the Conservatory of Orsay in 2004, later rounding out this academic training by playing extensively in France with musicians such as Fiona Monbet, Ibrahim Maalouf, Armel Dupas, and Karl Jannuska in venues such as Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Charlie Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel, and Sunset/Sunside. The Beauty of Differences features a core band with bassist Ike Sturm, saxophonist Sam Sadigursky, pianist Michael Bond, and drummer Rudy Royston as well as Tierney Sutton, Vinod Gnanaraj, John Hadfield, and Enoch Smith Jr. as guests. Its proceeds will finance the excavation of wells in the Sakata region of Malawi, Africa through the Villages in Partnership organization.

Chaumont has also played in U.S. with Orlando le Fleming, Dan Tepfer, Rogerio Boccato, Jon Irabagon, and Reggie Quinerly venues such as Subculture and St. Peter's Church in New York City.

Discography As leader 2018: The Beauty of Differences

Collaborations With Goud 2010: Glucose

With Giuseppe de Gregorio 2012: Firstep