Nec + at Le Baiser Sale

Founded by Etienne Mbappé (bassist to John McLaughlin, Joe Zawinul, Salif Keita...), NEC+ was born in April 2019, on the stage of the Baiser salé Jazz Club and brings together, around the bassist with his black silk-gloved hands, the magic sticks of Nicolas Viccaro on drums, and the harmonic finesse, melodic beauty, and heart-rending bow of Christophe Cravero, on piano, keyboards, and violin.  NEC+ distills an intense, surprising, singing, dancing music... with resolutely jazz tones, where the winds of Africa and elsewhere sometimes blow. Airy music, where crystalline harmonies embrace caressing melodies; earthy, where wild rhythms express an audacious thirst for freedom. The trio fuses genres, giving pride of place to improvisation....

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Founded by Etienne Mbappé (bassist to John McLaughlin, Joe Zawinul, Salif Keita...), NEC+ was born in April 2019, on the stage of the Baiser salé Jazz Club and brings together, around the bassist with his black silk-gloved hands, the magic sticks of Nicolas Viccaro on drums, and the harmonic finesse, melodic beauty, and heart-rending bow of Christophe Cravero, on piano, keyboards, and violin.  NEC+ distills an intense, surprising, singing, dancing music... with resolutely jazz tones, where the winds of Africa and elsewhere sometimes blow. Airy music, where crystalline harmonies embrace caressing melodies; earthy, where wild rhythms express an audacious thirst for freedom. The trio fuses genres, giving pride of place to improvisation.

Fondé par Etienne Mbappé (bassite de John McLaughlin, Joe Zawinul, Salif Keita...), NEC+ est né en avril 2019, sur la scène du Baiser salé Jazz Club et réunit, autour du bassiste aux mains gantées de soie noire, les baguettes magiques de Nicolas Viccaro à la batterie, et la finesse harmonique, la beauté mélodique, et l’archet déchirant de Christophe Cravero, au piano, aux claviers, et au violon.  NEC+ distille une musique intense, surprenante, chantante, dansante… aux sonorités résolument jazz, où soufflent parfois les vents d’Afrique et d’ailleurs. Une musique aérienne, quand les harmonies cristallines enlacent des mélodies caressantes ; terrienne, quand les rythmiques sauvages expriment une audacieuse soif de liberté. Le trio fusionne les genres en faisant la part belle à l’improvisation. 

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