Geraldine Laurent

Yves Rousseau Septet: Fragments

by Claudio Bonomi
February 11, 2021

Yves Rousseau, contrabbassista e compositore francese, è uno dei quei personaggi talmente poliedrici ed eclettici che è davvero difficile circoscrivere all'interno di un genere o uno stile. Classe 1961, vanta una carriera densa di lavori e, soprattutto, di incontri che lo hanno portato sulla retta via di un jazz contemporaneo, melodico, ibrido e sempre ricco di punti di partenza. Nel 1984, ancora alle prime armi, incontra Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark che gli insegna il suo metodo di apprendimento e nel ...

Geraldine Laurent: Time Out Trio

by John Barron
June 21, 2008

French alto saxophonist Geraldine Laurent is a fiery improviser who invokes the uninhibited character of horn titans like Jackie McLean and Ornette Coleman. For her recording debut, Time Out Trio, the young Parisian is joined by bassist Yoni Zelnik and drummer Laurent Bataille. The session is a progressive mix of standards, modern jazz classics, and original material.

The opening “Autumn Nocturne" displays an artist of creative conviction who phrases like a seasoned veteran. Laurent's biting tone and aggressive posturing brings ...

Geraldine Laurent: Time Out Trio

by Chris May
September 27, 2007

Formidable, as her compatriots would say. Time Out Trio, the debut album from young French saxophonist Geraldine Laurent, introduces a bare knuckle force of nature, well-versed in the jazz tradition but not afraid to put her own abandoned spin on it. Rough-edged, risk-taking, high octane, totally in the moment, the music bursts out of the speakers like a hurricane.

Laurent's alto playing is rooted in Charlie Parker, his wild, sometimes squawking, clattering attack played with a slightly softer ...