Que Vola?

Cuban influences on jazz have been around for a century. The greatest boost came in the 1940s when Chano Pozo, the legendary conguero, joined Dizzy Gillespie’s big band. Que Vola’s story? Que Vola is the story of Fidel Fourneyron, a trombonist who visited Havana in 2012. He was inspired by the combination of jazz horns and the deep beats he was hearing at clubs. He returned to Paris and added three Cuban drummers, Adonis Panter Calderon and Ramon Tamayo Martinez, to a group of local musicians: Aymeric Avice, Hugues Mayot, and Benjamin Dousteyssier (saxophones), Bruno Ruder, Thibaud Soulas, and Elie Duris (drums). Although it isn’t a novel idea, Fourneyron has created a unique sound with new textures and balances. This effect is similar to Grounation 45 years ago, when Count Ossie and Mystic Revelation of Rastafari merged nyabinghi rhythms alongside post-bop soloists. Fourneyron’s approach is different than other Latin-jazz fusions. He accepts Cuban rhythms at the most complex and sophisticated. He doesn’t try and make them easier for people who aren’t familiar with salsa but instead matches them to the sophistication and complexity of a contemporary jazz musician. What could be closer to Dizzy Gillespie’s spirit than Chano Pozo and Chano Pozo? from https://thebluemoment.com

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