Created after a tour of Senegal with singer Carlou D, this project, which will be previewed on the Baiser Salé stage, is the coming together of four key figures on the jazz and world music scene, as well as the fusion of four friendships. There is no leader in this group: they are all composers, leaders and performers... This exceptional all-star line-up includes Sylvain Beuf on sax, who has become one of France's leading tenor saxophonists (Victoire de la Musique, Djangos d'Or, Django Reinhardt Award, Talent Midem, etc.). Twenty-year career spent with the who's who of French jazz (Martial Solal, René Urtreger, Hervé Sellin, Daniel Humair, Henri Texier, Richard Galliano, Michel Perez...). A prolific composer and inspired soloist, he has recorded a dozen albums as a leader, regularly winning critical acclaim (Le Monde, Télérama, La scène, Jazz News, Nouvel Observateur). On keyboards Fabrice Devienne, who made a name for himself with his magnificent “DIPENDA” project in tribute to Aimé Césaire, and has played with Jacques Mahieux, Philippe Sellam and formed a trio with Stéphane Huchard and Christophe Wallemme. Thierry Fanfant, bassist and sideman of genius and renown, he has collaborated and played with numerous artists and groups of all styles (from Angélique Kidjo to Carlos Santana, from Mayra Andrade to Bernard Lavilliers) and has contributed to over 1,000 albums. Voted best soloist and best group with Prysm at the Concours de Jazz de La Défense, then Django d'Or in 1998, drummer Benjamin Henocq performs in numerous clubs, concert halls and festivals around the world. At the same time, he works as a composer and producer with a pop and jazz flavour. He also enriches his creativity through intensive singing and dancing.
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