René Urtreger, itinéraire d'un enfant caché devenu légende du jazz

Born in 1934 to a Jewish family from Poland, marked by the deportation to Auschwitz of his mother, who did not return, he became from the years 1950 a pianist sought by the greatest. He plays with Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Chet Baker or Dexter Gordon and participates in the recording of the music of the film Elevator for the scaffold.

Member of the famous HUM trio with Daniel Humair and Pierre Michelot, he then multiplies the formations and encounters. Olivier Hutman will retrace the key moments of this career and share several personal memories of this musician with a colorful character. In 2023, René Urtreger had agreed to give its name to the award created by the ECUJE to support young jazz talents.

The 6 season of Jazz at the ECUJE is dedicated to him.