Vincent Lepape was born in Rouen 21 March 1972. He began his musical education in this city with Gilbert Moisand and pursued with Jacques Mauger before moving at the age of 16 to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. There he studied with Gilles Millière and also won First Trombone Prize and two First Chamber Music Awards in the class of Jean Douay. He perfected his training with Yves Demarle at the Paris National Conservatory of Music and received in 1992 an award for Excellence.

The success of any jazz group depends on finding players with like-minded musical intentions. Sai Ghose’s New Blood reveals fresh talent, unique arrangements of original tunes and ensemble dynamics that sound like these fourmusicians all have the same blood type!
-Garrison Fewell, author of Jazz Improvisation for Guitar and Soul Note recording artist

Here are a few reviews from ALL ABOUT JAZZ:

Three Romances was a 2005 Grammy finalist in the categroy of Best Instrumental Composition.

Trombonist/composer Frank Darmiento and his quartet remind us what small group jazz is all about – musicians creating ensemble music and feeding off one another. In addition to his exceptional trombone playing, Darmiento is an award winning composer (a winner of the 2003 Dallas Wind Symphony brass fanfare competition). Sudden Impact displays his writing talents through six original compositions as well as creative arrangements on five jazz standards. This is a truly original CD.

A formidable mainstream quartet…confident, polished playing that would rate highly anywhere…cleverly arranged standards and attractive originals…generates great interest and excitement. -JazzTimes

A formidable mainstream quartet…confident, polished playing that would rate highly anywhere…cleverly arranged standards and attractive originals…generates great interest and excitement. -JazzTimes

Trombonist/composer Frank Darmiento and his quartet remind us what small group jazz is all about – musicians creating ensemble music and feeding off one another. In addition to his exceptional trombone playing, Darmiento is an award winning composer (a winner of the 2003 Dallas Wind Symphony brass fanfare competition). Sudden Impact displays his writing talents through six original compositions as well as creative arrangements on five jazz standards. This is a truly original CD.

Trombonist/composer Frank Darmiento and his quartet remind us what small group jazz is all about – musicians creating ensemble music and feeding off one another. In addition to his exceptional trombone playing, Darmiento is an award winning composer (a winner of the 2003 Dallas Wind Symphony brass fanfare competition). Sudden Impact displays his writing talents through six original compositions as well as creative arrangements on five jazz standards. This is a truly original CD.

Three Romances was a 2005 Grammy finalist in the categroy of Best Instrumental Composition.

A formidable mainstream quartet…confident, polished playing that would rate highly anywhere…cleverly arranged standards and attractive originals…generates great interest and excitement. -JazzTimes