The quartet has just completed a two-week tour of Canada as part of the Alliance Française network (November 2025) and will open its 2026 season at the Jass Club Paris. Created on the initiative of Franco-Algerian saxophonist Illyes Ferfera, the group brings together Simon Chivallon on piano, Tom Peyron on drums, and Arthur Henn on double bass.Its music draws on the traditions of North Africa, North American jazz, Latin American music, and French musical culture, with the aim of creating syncretic and intercultural music. The composition process is inspired in particular by traditional Algerian and North African music and rhythms, from Diwane to Gnawa, as well as the songs of Cheikha Rimitti, while integrating the heritage of jazz through figures such as Archie Shepp, Steve Coleman, Anouar Brahem, and Miguel Zenon.This universe is also rooted in European and French culture, with influences ranging from Georges Brassens to Olivier Messiaen and André Minvielle. In Arabic, Tawazûn means balance: a personal, aesthetic, and musical quest at the heart of their repertoire and the album “Tawazûn,” released on May 3, 2024, on the Déluge label....
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The quartet has just completed a two-week tour of Canada as part of the Alliance Française network (November 2025) and will open its 2026 season at the Jass Club Paris. Created on the initiative of Franco-Algerian saxophonist Illyes Ferfera, the group brings together Simon Chivallon on piano, Tom Peyron on drums, and Arthur Henn on double bass.Its music draws on the traditions of North Africa, North American jazz, Latin American music, and French musical culture, with the aim of creating syncretic and intercultural music. The composition process is inspired in particular by traditional Algerian and North African music and rhythms, from Diwane to Gnawa, as well as the songs of Cheikha Rimitti, while integrating the heritage of jazz through figures such as Archie Shepp, Steve Coleman, Anouar Brahem, and Miguel Zenon.This universe is also rooted in European and French culture, with influences ranging from Georges Brassens to Olivier Messiaen and André Minvielle. In Arabic, Tawazûn means balance: a personal, aesthetic, and musical quest at the heart of their repertoire and the album “Tawazûn,” released on May 3, 2024, on the Déluge label.
Le quartet vient d’achever une tournée de deux semaines au Canada dans le cadre du réseau des Alliances Françaises (novembre 2025) et ouvrira sa saison 2026 au Jass Club Paris. Créé à l’initiative du saxophoniste franco-algérien Illyes Ferfera, le groupe réunit Simon Chivallon au piano, Tom Peyron à la batterie et Arthur Henn à la contrebasse.Sa musique puise à la fois dans les traditions d’Afrique du Nord, le jazz nord-américain, les musiques d’Amérique latine et la culture musicale française, avec la volonté de créer une musique syncrétique et interculturelle. Le processus de composition s’inspire notamment des musiques et rythmes traditionnels algériens et nord-africains, du Diwane au Gnawa, ainsi que des chants de Cheikha Rimitti, tout en intégrant l’héritage du jazz à travers des figures telles qu’Archie Shepp, Steve Coleman, Anouar Brahem ou Miguel Zenon.Cet univers s’ancre également dans la culture européenne et française, avec des influences allant de Georges Brassens à Olivier Messiaen, ou encore André Minvielle. En arabe, Tawazûn signifie équilibre : une quête personnelle, esthétique et musicale au cœur de leur répertoire et de l’album « Tawazûn », paru le 3 mai 2024 sur le label Déluge.
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