International triple-bill: Sylvain Rifflet: We Want Stars
Aviva Studios (The Social)
Sylvain Rifflet tenor saxophone, clarinet / Bettina Kee keyboards, synthesizers / Vincent Taeger drums, percussion
Rounding off our international debut triple-bill, French saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Sylvain Rifflet is a remarkable musician on the European jazz scene – one who likes to explore unchartered territories and side roads. Building an unlikely bridge between his hero Stan Getz and the minimalist influences of Philip Glass and Steve Reich, his music is always daring, conceptual, and entirely rewarding.
For this new sax-synths-drums trio, Rifflet joins forces with two indie pop figures trained in jazz, to create fantastical, energetic landscapes of high-octane saxophone and clarinet, swirling synths, and poly-rhythmic grooves. Jazz with pop energy – for the body and the mind!
Since graduating from the Conservatoire de Paris, Rifflet has won several prestigious awards, including the Victoire du Jazz and a Django d’or, and has performed and recorded with some of the most famous performers on the European scene, including Henri Texier, Paolo Fresu and Louis Sclavis, as well as American musicians Joey Baron, Jon Hollenbeck and Jim Black.
“One of the most beautiful records of the autumn. An ode to inventiveness, melody, and fertile repetition.” – Jazz News
Date: sunday 25 may
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Price: Free admission, no ticket required
