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Thomas Julienne is a double bass player, composer, and arranger who continuously pushes the boundaries of music. Known for his eclectic style and insatiable curiosity, he has made a mark on the music scene with energy and innovation. His Algerian, Norman, and Indo-Vietnamese roots embody multiculturalism and openness. He began by exploring the guitar and experimental rock, but it was the double bass that became his true playground, where he blends jazz, classical music, and free improvisation.
Trained by French double bass masters such as Jean-Paul Macé, Kent Carter, Gilles Naturel, and Jean-Philippe Viret, he developed his skills in orchestration and arrangement with experts Christophe Dal Sasso and Carine Bonnefoy.
In addition to his work with “Theorem of Joy,” he composed “Dysnomia Live,” music for a photo-concert with Alexandre Dupeyron. He leads the Orchid Big Band and composes for this large ensemble of 19 musicians. He collaborates with DJ Click on projects commissioned by RFI International (Science Fiction, Sudan, and soon Laos). With “Claude Trio” and Sophie Bataille, he created “Le Voyage de Claude,” a drawn concert for young audiences. He shines especially in duos with artists like accordionist Laurent Derache and Raphaëlle Brochet. As a sideman, he is featured with Panoramic Project, UHT from the Orchestre Les Cordes Croisées.
A sociologist by training, Thomas applies his knowledge to jazz: he co-founded the collective and label Dé luge and sits on the board of directors of Grands Formats.
Thomas Julienne is an accomplished musician, with a strong aesthetic vision and a strategic sense regarding the institutional network, and he knows how to surround himself to best develop a project.
It is very rare that one has the pleasure of meeting a true artist. Raphaelle Brochet’s never ending journey into the world of global performing arts and music has led to her becoming a truly powerful and inspiring performer. Her versatility and dedication to learn have all fed into her unique sound, and she is today one of the most sought-after improvising vocalists in Europe.
Jazz was truly her native language. Raphaëlle was born to musician parents and started her career at the age of 17 by recording an album with Floris Nico-Bunink (Mingus, Billy Holliday) under the label Daybreak. After studying Jazz in French Conservatories, she spent a year in Montreal and another in New York City, to explore North American performing practices and write music. In parallel to her jazz studies, Raphaëlle went to South India for more than 20 years to study Carnatic singing with Sarada Thota and konnakol with Ghatam Govindarajan. Then she received a full scholarship from the Wesleyan University, USA, and got a Masters of Ethnomusicology from one of the highest ranked universities of the world, specialized in South Indian music.
Her main collaborations include Nguyên Lê, Heiri Känzig, Sixun, Sophie Alour, Pierre de Bethmann, Ivan Paduart, and she is also very involved in cross-disciplinary projects such as theater, dance and cinema. She is also very active as an educator and gives regular workshops all around the globe. Now based in Paris, Raphaëlle‘s current projects includes a solo performance, and a 4tet called Khayal, featuring Amine Mraihi, Shayan Fathi and Baiju Bhatt. www.raphaellebrochet.com
Whether playing alongside Etienne Mbappé, François Jeanneau, Jean-Marie Ecay, Cheick Tidiane Seick, in the Orchestre National de Jazz or as a leader with his group Monsieur MÂLÂ, Robin Antunes is a young musician with an insatiable appetite for new musical worlds.
A sideman with a personality sought after by international artists, he has also played alongside Maher Beauroy, the Ensemble Social Silence, Arcadian, Tony Chasseur, and more recently Jane Birkin and Grand Corps Malade.
A graduate of the CNSMD in Paris with a Master’s degree in Jazz and Improvised Music (June 2021), Robin is constantly on the lookout for new timbres and ways of playing the violin and mandolin. He has already taken part in a large number of collaborations with artists of many styles and genres, ranging from jazz to French pop, including West African, North African and Caribbean music, ambient and free improvisation.
These varied experiences have enabled him to nurture and develop his language, both in the sounds he explores with his instruments and effects pedals and in the compositions he has produced. He is also a highly versatile and inquisitive musician, described by some as a ‘libero’, capable of changing roles and adapting to a wide range of genres and hats, always with the right touch and high standards.
Tom Peyron is a French drummer based in Paris. After three years of studying at CMDL, he began to play on the Parisian jazz scene with many musicians such as: Hermon Mehari, Frederic Borey, Pierre Perchaud and Ricardo Izquierdo.
He also shared the stage with Seamus Blake, Sylvain Luc and Chris Potter.
Tom is a versatile musician who is interested in different styles of music and recently performed for MceeAgora, a new hip hop project.
His playing is obviously influenced by the great American jazz drummers like Tony Williams or Elvin Jones and also by hip hop “beats” like the music of J. Dilla or The Roots.
Anthony Winzerith, a masterful composer and guitarist hailing from Metz, has woven a rich tapestry of musical achievements since his conservatory days. With a foundation in piano, he embraced the guitar, excelling at the Music Academy International in Nancy and further refining his skills at the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood.
His journey led him to Paris, where he delved into world music, jazz, and beyond, collaborating with notable artists and leading various projects.
His work spans from the vibrant rhythms of Brazilian jazz with Tekere to the innovative sounds of electro-pop with 3Somesisters. Winzerith’s discography, marked by albums like “La tribu d’antho” and “Corpus,” showcases his dynamic range and commitment to musical exploration.
Kévin Lazakis grew up in the Toulouse region. He learned to play the guitar as a child, alternating between music school and self-taught studies. When he reached secondary school, he enrolled in a literary class with a music option and in the music theory class at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Montauban (82).
After the baccalauréat, he joined the musicology jazz course at the Université Jean Jaurès in Toulouse, then the jazz class at the Montauban C.R.R., directed at the time by saxophonist and composer David Haudrechy, where he obtained his DEM in jazz in 2014. Two years later, he was accepted onto the DNSPM course at the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood (C.M.D.L), where he honed his skills with guitarist Pierre Perchaud.
Since then, he has lived in Paris and worked with artists from all horizons, both as a sideman (Cheick Tidiane Seck, Stomy Bugsy, Alexandre Monfort, Etibar Asadli, Clélya Abraham, Emcee Agora, Lester Getz, Violet Indigo, Theorem of Joy, Joanne Radao, etc.) and as a co-creator (Machineless, Anga Tafè, Aïteka).
Ellinoa is an atypical artist who captivates with her sparkling voice, her inhabited improvisations and the richness of her universe.
Expressing as much through her voice as through writing, musical exploration is at the heart of her artistic endeavor, as evidenced by the wide range of projects she advocates.
Whether at the head of the Wanderlust Orchestra, an ensemble of 15 musicians whose first album was released in spring 2018 or in its smaller groups, like OPHELIA, she continues to push her limits as a performer. , improviser and composer.
Eager for experiences, Ellinoa also puts her voice at the service of other projects, in particular Theorem of Joy, the vocal sextet Shades, the ONJ for the Rituels program for which she is also writing a play and for the cover of Anna’s creation. Livia Plurabelle by André Hodeir, and multiplies collaborations within the current jazz scene.
A multi-talented guitarist renowned for his stage and recording experience as a leader (Sun Dew) or alongside renowned musicians (Jim Black, Gauthier Toux, General Elektriks, Jazzanova), as well as for his skills as an arranger/producer (Le Commandant Couche-Tôt).
Son : Cyrille Gachet
Photos : Alexandre Dupeyron
Logo : Nicolas Delbourg
Clip : Ahlala Studio
Clip : Marine De Contes et Gabriel Roman
Production Diffusion : Collectif Déluge
Presse : Juliette Poitrenaud
