Biography
Louis Billette began his classical music studies at the age of six at the conservatory in central Paris. He then turned to Hip-Hop with his brother Romain, released a first independent album at 16, and participated in numerous projects as a singer-songwriter.
At 20, separated from his brother due to schizophrenia, Louis Billette turned to jazz, finding in this music a means of expression far more powerful than words. Joe Henderson and Stan Getz, as well as Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins are his references. He learned with André Villeger how to make a saxophone sing. He studied piano, harmony, and composition, becoming passionate about composers Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Kenny Wheeler.
In 2012 he entered the Haute École de Jazz de Lausanne in the classes of Robert Bonisolo and Mathieu Michel. He participates in musical projects of both traditional and modern styles: OGGY & the Phonics, Lost In Swing, the Big Band de Suisse Romande, Gabriel Zufferey Quartet, Manu Hagmann Choice... These projects give him the opportunity to play on prestigious stages such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Cully Jazz, JazzAscona, Muri-im-Ochsen, Jazz In Bess, AMR, Be Jazz, Budapest Music Center, Rendez-Vous de l'Erdre, Jazz in Marciac.
With Immersion (2016), the first album consisting solely of his compositions, he sets his brother Romain's paintings to music. He explores an intimate and profound musical realm, in search of sincere music, far from trends. Two other quintet albums followed, Concordance (2018) and Le temps d'une vie (2021).
For his fourth album LUX (2023), he changes teams, proclaims himself emperor of Genevan jazz, surrounds himself with the best musicians of his new city, and switches to a generous, jubilant, and comforting jazz.
At 20, separated from his brother due to schizophrenia, Louis Billette turned to jazz, finding in this music a means of expression far more powerful than words. Joe Henderson and Stan Getz, as well as Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins are his references. He learned with André Villeger how to make a saxophone sing. He studied piano, harmony, and composition, becoming passionate about composers Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Kenny Wheeler.
In 2012 he entered the Haute École de Jazz de Lausanne in the classes of Robert Bonisolo and Mathieu Michel. He participates in musical projects of both traditional and modern styles: OGGY & the Phonics, Lost In Swing, the Big Band de Suisse Romande, Gabriel Zufferey Quartet, Manu Hagmann Choice... These projects give him the opportunity to play on prestigious stages such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Cully Jazz, JazzAscona, Muri-im-Ochsen, Jazz In Bess, AMR, Be Jazz, Budapest Music Center, Rendez-Vous de l'Erdre, Jazz in Marciac.
With Immersion (2016), the first album consisting solely of his compositions, he sets his brother Romain's paintings to music. He explores an intimate and profound musical realm, in search of sincere music, far from trends. Two other quintet albums followed, Concordance (2018) and Le temps d'une vie (2021).
For his fourth album LUX (2023), he changes teams, proclaims himself emperor of Genevan jazz, surrounds himself with the best musicians of his new city, and switches to a generous, jubilant, and comforting jazz.
