Pierre de Bethmann continues with a new trio formula, with guitarist extraordinaire Nelson Veras joining his voice to that of Sylvain Romano's piano and double bass.With a sound that's both more intimate and marked by strong personalities, this new trio continues to explore all the riches of a repertoire of standards from multiple musical traditions, sometimes transformed according to the harmonic and rhythmic inspiration of the musicians, sometimes chosen on the fly, always worked on in depth over the course of concerts.And to build a sound with two exceptional partners, whose careers speak for themselves, and who never tire of cultivating the science of music as an art of living.All this to try, again and again, to try to find a little meaning outside any dogmatism, to taste the necessary joy of sharing, and thus to allow ourselves the greatest of luxuries: that of taking the time.-The four albums, Essais Vol1, Vol2, Vol3 & Vol4, produced by ALรA, grouped together in a box set with a special supplement released in November 2020, were successively Indispensable JazzNews, Choc Jazz Magazine, fff Tรฉlรฉrama, Top Mezzo, Elu Citizen Jazz, Hit Couleurs Jazz.The fifth Essais / Volume 5 album was released in January 2023, and won Choc Jazz Magazine and Indispensable JazzNews awards....
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Pierre de Bethmann continues with a new trio formula, with guitarist extraordinaire Nelson Veras joining his voice to that of Sylvain Romano's piano and double bass.With a sound that's both more intimate and marked by strong personalities, this new trio continues to explore all the riches of a repertoire of standards from multiple musical traditions, sometimes transformed according to the harmonic and rhythmic inspiration of the musicians, sometimes chosen on the fly, always worked on in depth over the course of concerts.And to build a sound with two exceptional partners, whose careers speak for themselves, and who never tire of cultivating the science of music as an art of living.All this to try, again and again, to try to find a little meaning outside any dogmatism, to taste the necessary joy of sharing, and thus to allow ourselves the greatest of luxuries: that of taking the time.-The four albums, Essais Vol1, Vol2, Vol3 & Vol4, produced by ALรA, grouped together in a box set with a special supplement released in November 2020, were successively Indispensable JazzNews, Choc Jazz Magazine, fff Tรฉlรฉrama, Top Mezzo, Elu Citizen Jazz, Hit Couleurs Jazz.The fifth Essais / Volume 5 album was released in January 2023, and won Choc Jazz Magazine and Indispensable JazzNews awards.
Pierre de Bethmann poursuit sa route autour d'une nouvelle formule de trio, l'extraordinaire guitariste Nelson Veras joignant sa voix ร celle du piano, et de la contrebasse de Sylvain Romano.Par un son ร la fois plus intimiste et marquรฉ par de fortes personnalitรฉs, ce nouveau trio continue ร explorer toutes les richesses d'un rรฉpertoire de standards issus de multiples traditions musicales, parfois transformรฉs au grรฉ de l'inspiration harmonique et rythmique des musiciens, parfois choisis sur le vif, toujours travaillรฉs en profondeur au fil des concerts.Egalement pour construire un son avec deux partenaires d'exception, dont les parcours parlent d'eux-mรชmes, et qui ne se lassent de cultiver la science de la musique comme un art de vivre.Tout cela pour essayer, encore et encore, tรขcher de chercher un peu de sens hors de tout dogmatisme, goรปter ร la joie nรฉcessaire du partage, et se permettre ainsi le plus grand des luxes : celui de prendre le temps.โLes quatre albums, Essais Vol1, Vol2, Vol3 & Vol4, produits par ALรA, regroupรฉs en un coffret avec supplรฉment spรฉcial paru en novembre 2020, ont รฉtรฉ successivement Indispensable JazzNews, Choc Jazz Magazine, fff Tรฉlรฉrama, Top Mezzo, Elu Citizen Jazz, Hit Couleurs Jazz.Le cinquiรจme album Essais / Volume 5 paraissait en janvier 2023, et est rรฉcompensรฉ d'un Choc Jazz Magazine et Indispensable JazzNews.
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