saxophonist, composer, producer
I'm a French-born saxophonist, composer and producer based in San Francisco and Paris. I co-founded the label doubleOone and the music collaboration platform everwave.

I've played and recorded with Mark de Clive-Lowe, Michel Petrucciani, Juan Rozoff, Kenny Garrett, Eric Lelann, Mike Stern, Eddy Gomez, Mino Cinelu, George Clinton, Alpha Blondie, Paco Sery, Cheik Tidiane Seck, Bernard Allison, Howard Wiley, Adam Theis, David Ewell, Dayna Stephens, Hamir Atwall, Will Weston, Nino Moschella, David Michel Ruddy, Bruno Angelini, Stephane Kerecky, Fabrice Moreau and many more.

I've performed at SFJAZZ, Monterey Jazz Festival, Stern Grove Festival, and numerous festivals and clubs in the US and Europe.

My newest project is a quartet with Brother Ruckus (drums), Gary Johnson (bass) and Ian McArdle (piano). Our debut album comes out in January 2027.

On November 6, pianist Omree Gal-Oz and I release "The Meaning of the Blues," our second duo album, following "The Single Petal of a Rose," which KCSM called "balm for our times."

I also lead a trio with Brother Ruckus and Gary Johnson. Our album "Outer Reach," inspired by Sonny Rollins' "East Broadway Run Down," is all original music built on the raw power of the saxophone, bass and drums format.

I also lead itch collective, an experimental electroacoustic ensemble that grew out of my solo album "itch ultra" (2023). With Nino Moschella (drums, production), Gary Johnson (bass), Ian McArdle (keys, synths) and Jonah Levine (trombone, electronics), we treat each show as music that happens only once: improvisation meeting live electronics. I also perform with Barrio Manouche.
Discography as Leader
  • Outer Reach (2025 / doubleOone) - trio with Brother Ruckus and Gary Johnson - coming soon
  • The Single Petal of a Rose (2024 / doubleOone) - duo with Omree Gal-Oz
  • itch ultra (2022 / doubleOone)
  • Cyril Guiraud American Trio Live in San Francisco (2010 / doubleOone)
  • The Long Play (2004 / Dajazz/2good)
  • The White Album (2001 / Dajazz/2good)
  • The Most Expensive Band in the World (2000 / Dajazz/2good)
  • Compilation Life is Jazz (le maquis/Naive 2003)
Selected Discography as Producer
  • Eric Lelann / "New York" (feat Mike Stern, Eddie Gomez, Mino Cinelu, Paco Sery, Louis Winsberg)
  • 13 NRV / "After Beat" & "Mourir"
  • Lucy Dixon / "Feet"
  • Barrio Manouche / "Aires De Cambio", "El Joven", "Despierta"
  • Kalil Wilson / "Time Stops"
  • The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra / "Matter is"
  • Cyril Guiraud / "itch ultra"