Thibaud Mennillo Solo & Duo at Sunset-Sunside

Modern pianist and improviser inspired by the music of John Coltrane / McCoy Tyner / Keith Jarrett / Thelonious Monk / Chick Corea / Bill Evans / Randy Weston / Ornette Coleman…, Thibaud Mennillo is the grandson of jazz pianist Roger Mennillo, who taught a whole generation of pianists.Improvising on the piano allows him to exploit all these sources of inspiration – melodic, polyphonic and polyrhythmic – often expressing themselves in a highly concerted use of the instrument. His harmonic research is sometimes skilfully thorough, and at other times he adopts a more refined language verging on minimalism. Through his improvisations, Thibaud Mennillo takes us on a sensory journey to the heart of his inner world. An immaterial, dreamlike space in which he flourishes, always at the service of astounding spontaneity and vigorous, energising playing, constantly renewing himself, far from the beaten track....

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Modern pianist and improviser inspired by the music of John Coltrane / McCoy Tyner / Keith Jarrett / Thelonious Monk / Chick Corea / Bill Evans / Randy Weston / Ornette Coleman…, Thibaud Mennillo is the grandson of jazz pianist Roger Mennillo, who taught a whole generation of pianists.Improvising on the piano allows him to exploit all these sources of inspiration – melodic, polyphonic and polyrhythmic – often expressing themselves in a highly concerted use of the instrument. His harmonic research is sometimes skilfully thorough, and at other times he adopts a more refined language verging on minimalism. Through his improvisations, Thibaud Mennillo takes us on a sensory journey to the heart of his inner world. An immaterial, dreamlike space in which he flourishes, always at the service of astounding spontaneity and vigorous, energising playing, constantly renewing himself, far from the beaten track.

Pianiste moderne, improvisateur inspiré par les motifs de John Coltrane / McCoy Tyner / Keith Jarrett / Thelonious Monk / Chick Corea / Bill Evans / Randy Weston / Ornette Coleman…, Thibaud Mennillo est le petit-fils du pianiste jazz Roger Mennillo, formateur de toute une génération de pianistes.Le piano improvisé lui permet d’exploiter toutes ces sources d’inspiration à la fois mélodiques, polyphoniques et polyrythmiques, s’exprimant bien souvent dans un usage très concertant de l’instrument. Ses recherches harmoniques sont parfois savamment approfondies ou bien restituent un langage plus épuré proche du minimalisme. A travers ses improvisations, Thibaud Mennillo nous embarque dans un voyage sensoriel au cœur de son univers intérieur. Un espace immatériel et onirique dans lequel il s’épanouit, toujours au service d’une spontanéité stupéfiante et d’un jeu vigoureux et énergisant, se renouvelant sans cesse, loin des sentiers battus.

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