Jacques Mauger

After having been a soloist with the Orchester Philharmonique de Nice and then soloist of the Orchester National Theater of the Opéra de Paris, Jacques Mauger has been working since 1996 as a concert performer and has constantly promoted the trombone as solo instrument.

He participated in numerous creations to widen the repertoire of the trombone as well as to export French music abroad, in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.

Numerous creations have been dedicated to him with different orchestral arrangements.

Teaching is also an important part of his career. He is a Professor at the Paris Regional Conservatory since 1994 and at the Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome until 2004, Visiting Professor at the Senzoku Gaquen University in Tokyo and currently Professor at the HEM of Geneva in Neuchatel, Switzerland.

Jacques Mauger also teaches interpretation courses followed by many students wishing to improve themselves in Europe as well as in the United States, South America, China, Japan, Korea and Australia.

In 2008 Jacques Mauger joined Antoine Courtois Paris France and took part in the development of the new Trombone model AC440.

He also collaborated with Editions Alphonse Leduc Paris with his friend Jean-Michel Defaye on a trombone literature collection.

Jacques Mauger has been President of the Association of French Trombonists since 2012.