Jeudi 15 Février : Sylvain Rifflet at Les Bascules

In the ten years since he opened his discography with Alphabet and then Mechanics (winner of a Victoire du Jazz), Sylvain Rifflet has proven a certain taste for demanding and skillfully constructed programs. This Aux Anges is no exception to the rule, however showing a more personal side of the saxophonist's work which honors a reference in each of the pieces offered. Abbey Lincoln, Moondog, Stan Getz, Jon Irabagon, Steve Reich and even James Baldwin or Claude Sautet therefore parade on a very written, dynamic and relatively electric, even electronic framework between the guitars of Philippe Gordiani, the trumpet and the effects of Yoann Loustalot as well as the percussion of Benjamin Flament......

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In the ten years since he opened his discography with Alphabet and then Mechanics (winner of a Victoire du Jazz), Sylvain Rifflet has proven a certain taste for demanding and skillfully constructed programs. This Aux Anges is no exception to the rule, however showing a more personal side of the saxophonist's work which honors a reference in each of the pieces offered. Abbey Lincoln, Moondog, Stan Getz, Jon Irabagon, Steve Reich and even James Baldwin or Claude Sautet therefore parade on a very written, dynamic and relatively electric, even electronic framework between the guitars of Philippe Gordiani, the trumpet and the effects of Yoann Loustalot as well as the percussion of Benjamin Flament...

Depuis dix ans qu'il a ouvert les compteurs de sa discographie avec Alphabet puis Mechanics (lauréat d'une Victoire du Jazz), Sylvain Rifflet a prouvé un goût certain pour les programmes exigeants et savamment construits. Ce Aux Anges ne déroge pas à la règle en montrant toutefois une facette plus personnelle du travail du saxophoniste qui honore dans chacune des pièces proposées une référence. Abbey Lincoln, Moondog, Stan Getz, Jon Irabagon, Steve Reich et même James Baldwin ou Claude Sautet défilent donc sur une trame très écrite, dynamique et relativement électrique, voire électronique entre les guitares de Philippe Gordiani, la trompette et les effets de Yoann Loustalotainsi que les percussions de Benjamin Flament...

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