Adrien Volant
- Instruments : Trumpet
- Date of birth : 25/06/1987
In 2008, he moved to Brussels, where he attended the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and graduated with a Master in Music and Arts. The same year, he was awarded Best Soloist at the Jazz Competition organized by 'la Maison du Jazz en Hainaut'. In 2010, his quartet won the second prize at the Jazz Competition organized by the 'Comblain-la-tour festival'. In 2012, at the age of 25, Adrien was selected to join the Youth Jazz World Ochestra with whom he toured in several countries. A year later, his hometown Mons honored him through the exhibition "We want Jazz" alongside four other great trumpeters : Albert Langue, Richard Rousselet, Gino Lattuca and Jean-Paul Estiévenart.
Since then he has performed alongside a wide array of musicians and in many genres - in festivals, clubs, concert halls - with the likes of Godwin Louis, Paolo Loveri, Benoit Vanderstraeten, Antoine Pierre, Bram De Looze, Stéphane Mercier, Félix Simtaine, Bart De Nolf, Wim Eggermont, JM Jazz World Orchestra, Va Fan Fahre, Jazz Station BigBand and many more. He has toured in Belgium, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Holland and Spain.
In 2019, after several project as leader, Adrien released his debut record entitled "First Flow" (Fresh Sound Records) with his trio and the great new-york based saxophonist Godwin Louis.