Thrace Sunday Morning Sessions

Description

La civilization of the Thracians (3rd and 2nd centuries BC) was that of an exploratory, curious people, open to interaction with other cultures: this is a fine metaphor for this ensemble brought together around Jean-Guihen Queyras, not so far removed from his “classical” repertoire as one might think. Between the mesmerizing percussion of the Chemirani brothers, who grew up with him on the hills of Haute Provence, and the magical lyra of Sokratis Sinopoulos, these “Sunday morning sessions” open the doors to new musical territories. At the crossroads of contemporary research, improvisation, and the traditional music of the Mediterranean, the same spirit is blown through it all: powerful, irresistible.
The idea of Sunday morning refers to that space of freedom in which one explores with friends territories that are not, at first glance, our own. As for the idea of “sessions,” it refers directly to jazz and improvisation.