Saxophonist Pierrick Pédron (b. Saint-Brieuc, 1969) first appeared on the scene
in 1994, and released his first album as a leader, Cherokee, in 2001.
Accompanying Sinclair and brothers Lionel and Stéphane Belmondo, he has formed
several groups and recorded albums as a sextet(Classical Faces, 2004),
quartet(Deep in a Dream, 2005) or duo (with Michel Graillier and then Greg
Houben). Recorded on the heels ofOmry (2009), the critically acclaimed album
Cheerleaders (2011) is a crowning achievement. The following year saw the
release of a tribute to Thelonious Monk, Kubic's Monk, follo...