Ola Tunji at Athenee Theatre Louis-jouvet

Brought together by saxophonist Ornella Noulet and their shared passion for the music of John Coltrane, this Brussels-based quartet takes its name from Ola Tunji, the African percussionist from New York who made his mark on the New Thing movement of the 1960s. Winners of the 2025 springboard competitions at the Avignon and Ghent jazz festivals, the quartet presents the repertoire from their critically acclaimed first EP, as well as excerpts from a future album to be released in 2026 on the Belgian label WERF.

Réuni autour de la saxophoniste Ornella Noulet et de leur passion commune pour la musique de John Coltrane, ce quartet bruxellois porte le nom d’Ola Tunji, ce percussionniste africain de New York qui marqua la New Thing des années 1960...

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Brought together by saxophonist Ornella Noulet and their shared passion for the music of John Coltrane, this Brussels-based quartet takes its name from Ola Tunji, the African percussionist from New York who made his mark on the New Thing movement of the 1960s. Winners of the 2025 springboard competitions at the Avignon and Ghent jazz festivals, the quartet presents the repertoire from their critically acclaimed first EP, as well as excerpts from a future album to be released in 2026 on the Belgian label WERF.

Réuni autour de la saxophoniste Ornella Noulet et de leur passion commune pour la musique de John Coltrane, ce quartet bruxellois porte le nom d’Ola Tunji, ce percussionniste africain de New York qui marqua la New Thing des années 1960. Lauréats en 2025 des tremplins des festivals de jazz d’Avignon et de Gand, le quartet présente le répertoire de son premier EP, salué par la critique, ainsi que des extraits d’un futur album à paraître en 2026 sur le label belge WERF.

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