Naïssam Jallal "Quest of the Invisible"

Naïssam Jalal brings together Brazilian pianist Leonardo Montana and Franco-Armenian double bassist Claude Tchamitchian in a quest for the Invisible at the crossroads of extra-Western mystical and traditional music, and modal jazz. Silence plays a central role, and rhythm always leads to trance in a repetitive, hypnotic form, while the voice sometimes lends a hand to the instruments to make contact with the Invisible, by naming it.

Naïssam Jalal won the 2019 Victoires du Jazz award in the “Album inclassable” category for her album Quest of the Invisible.