Vincent Mardens Trio at Woodpecker Bois De La Cambre

Just a 3 of us, no piano or guitar...
Raw freedom!
The swirling breath of the saxophone.
A double bass line, suggesting harmony through simple or more intricate lines.
The power of the drums.
Each musician drawing the others in.
Everything becomes possible: musical exchanges, detours, conversations.
While these first excerpts clearly echo a tribute to the monumental flights of the colossus of the saxophone, Sonny Rollins, one of Vincent’s mentors,
the repertoire doesn't stop there — just like freedom itself.
The idea is to remain accessible, yet open, with clear inspiration… from jazz, as the name implies....

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Just a 3 of us, no piano or guitar...
Raw freedom!
The swirling breath of the saxophone.
A double bass line, suggesting harmony through simple or more intricate lines.
The power of the drums.
Each musician drawing the others in.
Everything becomes possible: musical exchanges, detours, conversations.
While these first excerpts clearly echo a tribute to the monumental flights of the colossus of the saxophone, Sonny Rollins, one of Vincent’s mentors,
the repertoire doesn't stop there — just like freedom itself.
The idea is to remain accessible, yet open, with clear inspiration… from jazz, as the name implies.
The full spectrum of emotions finds its voice even through the absence of explicit harmony.

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