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FRIntroduction to Jazz and improvisation for saxophone (in English and in French).
Two workshops: from 9 to 9:30am and from 9:30 to 10am. Registration at the Cité de la musique et de la danse.
Event style: jazz
Koplant No – quartet
A set of genre-defying, cinematic electro-jazz.
Ensemble 7-8 and Fabrizio Cassol Performance
The Ensemble 7-8 is composed of young classical saxophonists from the Royal Conservatory of Mons. They share with us the result of their meeting with Fabrizio Cassol’s rich and singular aesthetic.
John Coltrane and After: D. Liebman, J. Bergonzi and post-Coltrane improvisation
Dynamic lecture looking at the music of J. Coltrane and how it influenced post-Coltrane saxophonists as they developed their own creative approaches to improvising.
New Third Stream Quartet Performance
The New Third Stream Quartet, together since the World Saxophone Congress of Bangkok ordered two world premieres for its performance at SaxOpen.
Récital – duo
Duet recital (saxophone/guitar) combining both strength and sensitivity. The duet gives shape to a singular music honouring their mentors while opening brand new paths within the genre.
Journeys – ensemble
A presentation bringing together the largest group of one one-handed saxophones and saxophonists the world has ever seen in one place who each have faced a journey of life-changing adversity.
FOUR – quartet
FOUR is a jazz saxophone quartet that performs all original works. Their repertoire is primarily artistic, eclectic mainstream and third stream jazz. Four new compositions are proposed for SaxOpen.