JOCELYN MÉNARD – CARIBBEAN JAZZ GROUP

Originally from Montreal and based in Guadeloupe for over thirty years, saxophonist and composer Jocelyn Ménard has developed a musical style drawing on jazz, gwoka, funk, biguine and zouk, following in the footsteps of legendary bands such as the Caraïbes Jazz Ensemble, Tropic Fusion and Fal Frett.

With *Vibes A Péyi Là*, he builds on the approach he began with *Terre-Mère*, delivering an album that moves from a padjanbel to a blues, from a biguine to a mendé, without ever losing sight of Latin jazz and swing. Fusion is taken quite literally here, in an atmosphere where the temperature soars without limit. 
 

Surrounding him is a team of talented musicians: Fabrice Devienne on piano, whose subtle harmonic colours serve both the groove and the improvisation; Régis Thérèse on bass, providing a foundation that is both solid and fluid; and Arnaud Dolmen on drums, delivering a precise and driving rhythm that bridges Caribbean traditions and the language of contemporary jazz.