saxophonist, composer, producer
I'm a French-born saxophonist, producer and composer based in SF and Paris. I co-founded the music label doubleOone and the web3 music production 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 SF Jazz, Monterey Jazz Festival, Stern Grove Festival, and numerous festivals and clubs in the US and Europe.
Currently, I'm preparing to release "Outer Reach," my trio album with Brother Ruckus (drums) and Gary Johnson (bass), inspired by Sonny Rollins' "East Broadway Run Down" and featuring all original compositions exploring the raw power of the saxophone-bass-drums format. I recently released "The Single Petal of a Rose," a duo collaboration with pianist Omree Gal-Oz featuring interpretations of works by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson, and Wayne Shorter, alongside original compositions. I also lead an acoustic quartet with Isaac Schwartz (drums), Gary Johnson (bass), and Ian McArdle (piano/keys), collaborate in an innovative electroacoustic duo with Jonah Levine (trombone/keys/electronics) exploring the boundaries between composition and improvisation through layered loop building and real-time sampling, and 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"