Bruno Tocanne - 4 new dreams !
"new songs" tour 2009/2010
A healthy, still innovative and uncompromising jazz
Un jazz en parfaite santé, toujours innovant et sans concession
French drummer Bruno Tocanne created the imuZZic collective ten years
ago. He has developed different bands with it. For several years, he
established a transatlantic musical partnership in playing with
canadian saxophonist Quinsin Nachoff, trumpet player Russ Johnson and
canadian bassist Michael Bates. The quartet called "4 new dreams !", is a
newest group where Bruno Tocanne is joigned by Michael Bates, the french
trumpet player Rémi Gaudillat, a distinguished member of the imuZZic
community, and swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser, well-known for his
outstanding ability to renew the art of trombone. Between formal
writing and improvisation, the four musicians undertake a work on
complex melodic structures. Tocanne is a colorist and his palette is
one of the most impressive you can listen to in conducting this band.
Firmly supported by the incisive playing of Michael Bates, he lets a
wide open melodic landscape where every note is a possible surprise.
Both Samuel Blaser and Rémi Gaudillat solo are inventive over the
harmonic constructs. They wander around with the rythmic duet in an
free contemporary interplay. Quite free together, they easily find the
way of original and daring expression with an unfailing cheerfulness
which doesn't hide their indisputable talent. To look at them work on stage is a perfect plan to figure out how
this kind of jazz is healthy, still innovative and uncompromising.
Bruno Tocanne's quartet could be called "New ideas of a
musical blend" and this group is assuredly a good thing for everyone
who like to be surprised and shaked up.
Jazz Times
Bruno Tocanne is to his drums and cymbals what a Japanese clligraphy is to the art of painting...
Toms et cymbales sont à Bruno Tocanne ce que la palette est au calligraphe japonais.
Guangzhou Jazz Festival (China)
Un mélange détonnant entre jazz
new-yorkais et musiques improvisées européennes
An explosive mix between New York's jazz and European's improvised musics
Après être passé sur les planches de l’auditorium
de la Médiathèque avec son trio Résistances,
Bruno Tocanne
revient sous forme d’un
quartet. Cette formation propose avec énergie
et sincérité un mélange détonnant entre jazz
new-yorkais et musiques improvisées européennes. Car côté jazz new-yorkais, qui est en
quelque sorte la musique classique du Nouveau Monde, il y a dans
le quartet un digne représentant : Michael Bates, un jeune
contrebassiste
dont on parle de plus en plus outre-atlantique. D’un autre
côté, il y a le vieux continent qui s’est approprié le jazz dans les
années
cinquante et qui en a fait tout autre
chose, un genre à part entière : la musique improvisée européenne.
Et Bruno Tocanne (à la batterie) et ses deux
compères Samuel
Blaser (contrebasse) et Rémi Gaudillat (trompette, bugle) en sont
de bons ambassadeurs. Le répertoire du quartet promet des belles
illustrations sonores issues de ces deux univers musicaux, des morceaux
flamboyants, généreux, voire jubilatoires.
Mediatheque - Gardanne
Une musique portée collectivement avec liberté,
énergie, sincérité, humour et une grande complicité !
A music brought together with freedom, energy, sincerity, humor and a great understanding!
Le Periscope - Lyon
Un jazz comme un grand bol d'air frais
A jazz as a breath of fresh air
Jazz Festival Montbrison