#carteblanche Magic Malik Quartet Xp at Le Baiser Sale

With his Quartet XP—XP for Experience, of course—Magic Malik continues to forge his own path, where jazz reinvents itself with every note. A flutist with unique ideas and a curiosity about everything, he plays with sounds as others play with light: shifting shadows, revealing new colors. His flute speaks, breathes, plays, and sometimes bursts into flame, carried by the unique energy that runs through all his music.At his side are three musicians who are as inventive as they are attentive: Maïlys Maronne on piano, Jean-Luc Lehr on bass, and Vincent Sauve on drums. Together, they build a space for collective play, where improvisation becomes a common language. We encounter shifting grooves, unexpected harmonies, bursts of melody that arise and then immediately escape. Nothing is fixed, everything is transformed; this is the very principle of the experience.After a blazing live album recorded at Le Baiser Salé, praised for its freshness and spontaneity, the Quartet XP continues to forge its path: music in motion, both demanding and generous, to be followed with eyes closed and heart wide open....

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With his Quartet XP—XP for Experience, of course—Magic Malik continues to forge his own path, where jazz reinvents itself with every note. A flutist with unique ideas and a curiosity about everything, he plays with sounds as others play with light: shifting shadows, revealing new colors. His flute speaks, breathes, plays, and sometimes bursts into flame, carried by the unique energy that runs through all his music.At his side are three musicians who are as inventive as they are attentive: Maïlys Maronne on piano, Jean-Luc Lehr on bass, and Vincent Sauve on drums. Together, they build a space for collective play, where improvisation becomes a common language. We encounter shifting grooves, unexpected harmonies, bursts of melody that arise and then immediately escape. Nothing is fixed, everything is transformed; this is the very principle of the experience.After a blazing live album recorded at Le Baiser Salé, praised for its freshness and spontaneity, the Quartet XP continues to forge its path: music in motion, both demanding and generous, to be followed with eyes closed and heart wide open.

Avec son Quartet XP – XP pour Expérience, bien sûr – Magic Malik poursuit sa route en terrain libre, là où le jazz se réinvente à chaque note. Flûtiste aux idées singulières, curieux de tout, il joue avec les sons comme d’autres jouent avec la lumière : en déplaçant les ombres, en révélant de nouvelles couleurs. Sa flûte parle, souffle, s’amuse, s’enflamme parfois, portée par cette énergie si particulière qui traverse toute sa musique.À ses côtés, trois musiciens aussi inventifs qu’attentifs : Maïlys Maronne au piano, Jean-Luc Lehr à la basse et Vincent Sauve à la batterie. Ensemble, ils construisent un espace de jeu collectif, où l’improvisation devient un langage commun. On y croise des grooves mouvants, des harmonies inattendues, des éclats de mélodie qui surgissent puis s’échappent aussitôt. Rien n’est figé, tout se transforme, c’est le principe même de l’expérience.Après un album live incandescent enregistré au Baiser Salé, salué pour sa fraîcheur et sa spontanéité, le Quartet XP continue de tracer son chemin : une musique en mouvement, à la fois exigeante et généreuse, à suivre les yeux fermés, le cœur grand ouvert.

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