Born in Rouen, France (1978), trumpeter Fabien Mary attended the Bernay Music School from the age of 8 and studied from 1996 to 1998 at the Conservatory of Évreux and then that of Rouen, where he received prizes in chamber music and for trumpet and at the same time attended the jazz class of Rémi Bîet.

In 1998 he moved to Paris, but kept in touch with the scene in Rouen - he played with the Euphonium Big Band. In Paris he played in the Jazz Club Petit Opportun as part of the Alexandre Tassel's band "Nuits Blanches", also in the Big Band du Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) under the direction of François Théberge, in the "Paris Jazz Big Band" by Pierre Bertrand and Nicolas Folmer, in the “Super Swing Machine” by Gérard Badini, the Xavier Richardeau Quintet, the Michel Pastre Big Band and in their own bands.

By 2000 he founded the "Vintage Orchestra" with Sophie Alour, Erick Poirier and Dominique Mandin, a big band of 16 musicians who follow the model of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra.

Fabien Mary has played among other with David Liebman, Johnny Griffin, Preston Love, Diana Krall and Archie Shepp.

In 2003 he received the Django d’Or (France) as a new talent.

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