Joy

Description

« After a return to the roots with the standards album Time For Love, I wanted to take a leap into the unknown. Enriching one's sound palette with an oriental instrument like the oud requires taking a detour, finding a language free from the aesthetic codes of jazz, liberated from the conventions of the genre. The oud is a millennia-old instrument that resonates the soul with another world, and by its very nature, it shapes the writing and imposes the need to find a meeting point, in the absence of a common language. This is the challenge that this project represents and what makes it rich; it forces us to listen to each other and express ourselves in a new way, to attune ourselves to another universe. The encounter with Mohamed Abozekry was crucial, as he is a true improviser who, although he does not have the same references, has a deep knowledge of music and great technical mastery of the instrument. Surrounded by the virtuoso drummer Donald Kontomanou, the excellent double bassist Philippe Aerts, the exceptional pianist Damien Argentieri, and with Wassim Halal on oriental percussion as a guest, everything becomes possible... »
Sophie Alour