GERAUD PORTAL QUARTET feat. JACKY TERRASSON / Zinneke – Album Release
- Start date : 14/01/2023 20:00
- Type : Concert
- Venue : L'An Vert
- Address : Rue Mathieu Polain 4, Liège, Belgique
“The desire for this group and this album dates back to January 2020 just before the covid pandemic. I wanted to write personal music and look for a new band sound after my record on the music of Mingus. The Jean Paul Estievenart tandem on trumpet – Antoine Pierre on drums had been in my sights for quite a while. I like the positive nonchalance of these two.
On the alto saxophone, my long-time friend Plume is undoubtedly a high-flying musician with his lyricism and sincerity. To top it off, Jacky Terrasson does me the honor of playing with us. He brings a unique touch through his awareness of sound and space. His taste and his musical culture are incredible.
I finally chose to call this album Zinneke in reference to the Brussels culture that I have embraced for several months. I deeply love the vibration of Brussels, its cultural mix, this feeling of freedom that bathes the Belgian capital.
This album, my fourth as a leader, is resolutely turned towards the future, in these times when the future is so uncertain.
When we improvise we don't know where we are going, but we are going there. »
Géraud Portal – double bass
Jacky Terrasson – piano
Feather – alto sax
Jean Paul Estievenart – trumpet
Antoine Pierre – drums
