Louis Sclavis quintet India
Origin: France
With “India”, thirty-five years after his masterpiece “Chine”, the nomadic clarinetist continues his musical exploration, where jazz and traditional Asian sounds are perpetually reinvented.
Line-up
Sarah Murcia - ac.bass, Benjamin Moussay - piano, Christophe Lavergne - drums, Olivier Laisney - trumpet, Louis Sclavis - clarinet
About us
“After the “Characters on a wall” project, I wanted to create a new program with the same musicians, adding trumpeter Olivier Laisney. The sound of this orchestra enabled me to find themes in jazz, brass bands and street bands. I called this new opus INDIA, in reference to the title of the album recorded with my first band as leader, CHINE. This music is made up of melodies, dances and improvisations underpinned by stubborn pulsations and rhythms. I have distant memories of a theater on the docks of Calcutta, of a long train in the countryside, of a night at Kali temple, of a brass band during Ganesh festivals... I want to make you hear the sounds of a faraway place that is more dream than reality. Louis Sclavis
Also new album “Unfolding” in duet with Benjamin Moussay on the ECM label.
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