As is often the case in the double bassist's world, the cultures of the Mediterranean rim are given pride of place, but the route also crosses Persia, and more unexpectedly, Ireland, insularity obliges! “ Blue Maqam” features eight sung languages, a little Babel, where Renaud and Solea's lyrics evoke haiku-like emotional landscapes.At the heart of the music is the double bass/voice combination of Solea Garcia-Fons, a first since it's her daughter, but also because singing has long been absent from her universe. And here, Stéphan Caracci 'svibraphone (also present on the bass marimba during the double bassist's aerial incursions), with Jean-Luc Di Fraya 's percussion, draws a canvas conducive to Garcia-Fons' flights of fancy.The double bassist is one of the magicians of today's jazz scene, one of its most captivating ambassadors. The instrumentalist is one of those who have regularly taken the river out of its bed, diverting the language of jazz to sublimate it with the scent of distant fragrances.The expressiveness of his playing comes as a surprise to those familiar with the instrument's usual range, here with a fifth string in the treble; an unsuspected orchestral world emerges under his nimble, mischievous fingers.The whole sounds like an audacious universalist plea, as the clouds threaten to roll in....
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As is often the case in the double bassist's world, the cultures of the Mediterranean rim are given pride of place, but the route also crosses Persia, and more unexpectedly, Ireland, insularity obliges! “ Blue Maqam” features eight sung languages, a little Babel, where Renaud and Solea's lyrics evoke haiku-like emotional landscapes.At the heart of the music is the double bass/voice combination of Solea Garcia-Fons, a first since it's her daughter, but also because singing has long been absent from her universe. And here, Stéphan Caracci 'svibraphone (also present on the bass marimba during the double bassist's aerial incursions), with Jean-Luc Di Fraya 's percussion, draws a canvas conducive to Garcia-Fons' flights of fancy.The double bassist is one of the magicians of today's jazz scene, one of its most captivating ambassadors. The instrumentalist is one of those who have regularly taken the river out of its bed, diverting the language of jazz to sublimate it with the scent of distant fragrances.The expressiveness of his playing comes as a surprise to those familiar with the instrument's usual range, here with a fifth string in the treble; an unsuspected orchestral world emerges under his nimble, mischievous fingers.The whole sounds like an audacious universalist plea, as the clouds threaten to roll in.
Comme souvent dans l’univers du contrebassiste, les cultures du pourtour Méditerranéen ont une place de choix, mais la route traverse aussi la Perse, et plus inattendu, l’Irlande, insularité oblige ! « Blue Maqam » donne à entendre huit langues chantées, petit Babel, où les paroles de Renaud et Solea évoquent des paysages émotionnels à la manière de haïkus.Au cœur de la musique se niche l’association contrebasse / voix ; celle de Solea Garcia-Fons, une première puisqu’il s’agit de sa fille, mais aussi parce que le chant a longtemps été absent de son univers. Et ici, Les lames du vibraphone de Stéphan Caracci (aussi présent au marimba basse lors des incursions aériennes du contrebassiste), avec les percussions de Jean-Luc Di Fraya dessinent un canevas propices aux envolées des Garcia-Fons.Le contrebassiste apparait comme l’un des mages de la scène jazz actuelle, l’un de ses passeurs les plus captivants. L’instrumentiste est de ceux qui ont régulièrement sorti la rivière de son lit, dévoyé le langage propre du jazz pour le sublimer aux effluves de fragrances lointaines.L’expressivité de son jeu surprend quand on connait le registre habituel de l’instrument, ici monté d’une cinquième corde dans les aigus ; un monde orchestral insoupçonné surgit sous ses doigts agiles et espiègles.L’ensemble sonne comme un plaidoyer universaliste audacieux tant les nuages menacent à l’horizon.
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