Paco Andreo: valve trombone
Thibault Gomez: piano/prepared piano/synthesizer
Étienne Renard: bass
Élie Martin-Charrière: drums

The French band P4ctet performs free jazz with an altered sense of time.

This spectacular ensemble was created ten years ago by valve trombonist Paco Andreo. With vigour and open curiosity, he explores the boundary between improvised and written music, attempting a captivating balancing act along the both razor-thin and wide-span line between these two poles. Using a prepared piano, quarter tones and electronic effects, the musicians fascinate listeners from the first note – rowing with time, stretching it out, bending or even freezing it. The quartet has a classic line-up, but with rhythm as an anchor, it departs from traditional formal aspects and opens up to the ideas of contemporary music.

Paco Andreo’s sound is warm, nuanced and sometimes pleasantly accentuated and pithy. With a great sense of subtlety, he captivates the audience with virtuoso runs flowing over complex harmonies.

The audience will also have the chance to enjoy some new songs that have not yet been released – the fruits, so to speak, of this talented musician’s dazzling, creative musical universe.

Caroline Davis: alto sax
Rob Clearfield: piano
Joe Sanders: bass
Jeff Ballard: drums

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