Naïma Quartet at 38 Riv

The Naïma Quartet is a formation born in 2016 at the initiative of the double bass player Naïma Girou. Lulled by the great jazz musicians, she creates a formation rich of their influences, in the service of her own universe. She gathers around her a team of talented musicians.Always influenced by the great names of Jazz (Betty Carter, John Coltrane, Abbey Lincoln, Horace Silver, Sarah Vaughan...) as well as by more recent musicians such as Esperanza Spalding, Roy Hargrove, Cecile McLorin, Julian Lage or Kenny Garrett, the music of the quartet continues to build a bridge between tradition and modernity.By turns joyful and light, melancholic and sweet or more electric and dark, the album is the image of our contemporary life. It is like an autumn sky that lets the light pass through, only to suddenly become darker. The Naïma Quartet is tossed between optimism and questioning, between ostensible cheerfulness and intimacy but also between tradition and modernity. It does not choose a camp....

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The Naïma Quartet is a formation born in 2016 at the initiative of the double bass player Naïma Girou. Lulled by the great jazz musicians, she creates a formation rich of their influences, in the service of her own universe. She gathers around her a team of talented musicians.Always influenced by the great names of Jazz (Betty Carter, John Coltrane, Abbey Lincoln, Horace Silver, Sarah Vaughan...) as well as by more recent musicians such as Esperanza Spalding, Roy Hargrove, Cecile McLorin, Julian Lage or Kenny Garrett, the music of the quartet continues to build a bridge between tradition and modernity.By turns joyful and light, melancholic and sweet or more electric and dark, the album is the image of our contemporary life. It is like an autumn sky that lets the light pass through, only to suddenly become darker. The Naïma Quartet is tossed between optimism and questioning, between ostensible cheerfulness and intimacy but also between tradition and modernity. It does not choose a camp.

Le Naïma Quartet est une formation née en 2016 à l’initiative de la chanteuse contrebassiste Naïma Girou. Bercée par les grands du jazz, elle crée une formation riche de leurs influences, au service de son propre univers. Elle réunit autour d’elle une équipe de musiciens talentueux.Toujours influencée par les grands noms du Jazz (Betty Carter, John Coltrane, Abbey Lincoln, Horace Silver, Sarah Vaughan…) comme par des musiciens plus récents comme Esperanza Spalding, Roy Hargrove, Cecile McLorin, Julian Lage ou Kenny Garrett, la musique du quartet continue de faire le pont entre tradition et modernité.Tour à tour joyeux et léger, mélancolique et doux ou plus électrique et sombre, l’album est à l’image de notre vie contemporaine. Il est tel un ciel d’automne qui laisserait passer la lumière pour s’obscurcir tout à coup. Le Naïma Quartet est ballotté entre optimisme et questionnements, entre gaîté ostensible et intimité mais aussi entre tradition et modernité. Il ne choisit pas de camp.

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