Nicolas Souchal

Nicolas Souchal is a French trumpeter, flugelhorn player and researcher active in contemporary jazz and improvised music. His playing combines instrumental exploration with collective listening, often moving between composition, improvisation and collaborative projects.

He has performed in the Paris jazz scene and has contributed to ensembles including El Memorioso and neigen. His research has addressed memory, the experience of improvisation, instrumental augmentation and the dynamics of joint musical action. He also teaches jazz and collective music-making in Saint-Denis. The Creative Sources catalogue documents his trumpet playing on tutti (CS402).