"M\u00E9d\u00E9ric Collignon (born 6 July 1970 in Villers-Semeuse, Ardennes) is a French jazz vocalist, cornettist and saxhorn player.He learnt to play the trumpet at the age of five, became a pupil at the Conservatoire de Charleville-M\u00E9zi\u00E8res in 1984, and gained his diploma at the Conservatoire de Nancy in 1989. In 2009 he was awarded the Django Reinhardt prize by the Acad\u00E9mie du Jazz.He has been influenced by various genres, including funk, hard rock, jazz-rock and the music of Olivier Messiaen."@en . "1989Z"^^ . . . "1970Z"^^ . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . . "Collignon, Mederic"@en . "French musician" . "1970-07-06Z"^^ . . . . . "M\u00E9d\u00E9ric Collignon"@en . . .